You see, everything breaks down when the federal defenders are not able to do their jobs. And that's the cliff the judiciary is headed towards without the requisite funding. Finally, Personal attacks on individual judges have driven an increase in threats to federal judges over the past 10 years and especially the last six months. I refuse to accept the idea that we have become a country where judges, judicial staff and their families can be threatened, intimidated or killed just for doing their jobs. (04:16–04:27)
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Claims an increase in threats to federal judges due to personal attacks over the past decade.
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