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Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical"

Published July 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 44:27

So the last thing I wanted to ask you about is you. You recently, I think, called for the abolition of the Electoral College, which would be a really good. Actually, I called for [the abolition of the Electoral College] in 2000. Oh, did you? Okay, I did. I did. You know, when I won my Senate race and Al Gore won the popular vote and lost the Electoral College, that's the first time I said this is, you know, this needs to go. (44:27–44:30)

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“Seven congressional committees were, you know, very clear that, you know, there was nothing there [regarding Benghazi].”
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“A lot of the judges at the district and appellate court level who have ruled against [Trump] have been appointed by both Democratic and…”
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“The popular vote movement is going state by state and they're getting closer to 270 electoral number.”
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“This is a movement conservative court that was installed for the purpose of turning the clock back on a lot of our rights.”
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“He [Bill Pulte] is manifestly unqualified under the statute to hold that position [Director of National Intelligence].”
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“He [Bill Pulte] has just installed as a deputy somebody who's one of these election conspiracy theorists who think Trump won in 2020.”
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“This is a court that was hand selected by the Federalist Society that was intended to do exactly what it's doing.”
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“Look at the mental gymnastics they went through to give the president literally the power that used to be available to a president in the…”
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“Corporate power is to be privileged over individual and community power. Money is the God. You have no limits on what you can spend to…”
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“I did have the benefit of seeing and understanding fairly early the very well organized, well funded coalition that brought together…”
Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical" | Uploaded July 1, 2026 | 06:33-07:03
“The 90s saw the proliferation of media outlets like Fox and Rush Limbaugh dominating radio audiences.”
Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical" | Uploaded July 1, 2026 | 08:26-08:34
“The information ecosystem privileged disinformation, misinformation and the like.”
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“The Moral Majority was an important part of the merging of the Republican Party with the religious right.”
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“Their economic arguments were not going to win the day, but their cultural warfare was quite effective.”
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“I rank President Johnson's speech promoting the Voting Rights Act as one of the greatest speeches I personally have ever experienced.”
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“The Democratic Party has lost the South for a generation. Well, it turns out like three or four or five or maybe infinite generations.”
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“George W. Bush said he would sign [the Voting Rights Act reauthorization], which he did.”
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“I voted against Roberts.”
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“The full scale assault on voting rights which this court has wielded is so contrary to reality.”
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“I testified in both [the House and Senate].”
Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical" | Uploaded July 1, 2026 | 19:16-19:19
“The Trump Justice Department has really turned into a big personal law firm for him and his allies to go after his perceived political…”
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“I am deeply worried about the hollowing out of the Justice Department.”
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“The level of corruption, political and financial corruption, that is not even being hidden anymore, [is] out in plain view.”
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“Federal judges that have stopped [Trump] from doing certain things are doing all they can.”
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“The Supreme Court puts [cases] on the emergency docket and basically gives [Trump and his administration] what they want.”
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“I have urged that they be investigating a lot of the corruption, the financial corruption that is on the front pages of newspapers.”
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“Winning the midterm elections is not going to be easily translated into the agenda for affordability and the accountability that needs to be…”
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“The Director of National Intelligence was formed following 9/11 to better coordinate the various intelligence agencies.”
Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical" | Uploaded July 1, 2026 | 32:19-32:35
“The DNI has access to everything, everything that they want to see.”
Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical" | Uploaded July 1, 2026 | 33:04-33:10
“We saw what he [Bill Pulte] did trying to go after alleged enemies of Trump when he was at the Mortgage agency.”
Hillary Clinton: The Supreme Court Knows Its Own Rulings Are "Nonsensical" | Uploaded July 1, 2026 | 34:21-34:32
“We are facing incredible threats. Cyber threats, AI threats, conventional military threats, nuclear weapon threats, biological threats.”
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“We need the best intelligence we can get.”
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“There's no way that's going to happen with somebody like Pulte in charge over at the dni.”
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“We have to win districts that are currently held by Republicans in order to take back the majority.”
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“We have to win states that are either currently held by Republicans or were and are now open seats in order to win back the Senate.”
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“It's ridiculous that we would be looking at ways of limiting voters, but that's the only way they [Republicans] can win.”
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“Trump is so obsessed with stealing voter rolls and purging voters and making up ridiculous claims about people not eligible as citizens for…”
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“Whatever you think about all of the features of the housing bill, I know that Republican and Democrats actually worked together and did…”
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“Let's figure out what legislation in Congress could protect [the popular vote movement] so that it's a structure that would be blessed by…”
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“I don't think there's anything more important than protecting voting rights.”
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