Never in a million years did I think that we would be in this place where troops and federal agents by the thousands have been deployed on a great American city where The Department of Justice is used as a weapon to silence dissent. with the very foundational principles of our democracy and of our republic are questioned. I didn't take this job to get into the business of defending democracy. (02:20–02:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Department of Justice is being used to suppress dissent.
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