Jared Polis: “We need to make sure that you're punished based on the…”

“And I really hope that that doesn't impugn each individual sense of justice, whether they're Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative. We need to make sure that you're punished based on the crime, regardless of your beliefs. I asked the district attorney Rubenstein whether he would have protested a four and a half year sentence had the judge given.” (02:53–02:57)

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