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Jim Himes: “What those six people were saying was simply a restatement…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Himes Denounces Trump's Incitement of Violence Against Dems, Republicans' Cowardice.

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

… States, irrespective of the fact that that is our job here in the Article one authority in the United States Congress. So, look, it's important for people to remember that What those six people were saying was simply a restatement of what is the law of the land since the Nuremberg tribunals. And secondly, then they need to evaluate the President basically using language that is going to cause a number of people, I can't tell you whether it's 2 or 2 … (01:16–01:26)

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Asserts that the statements by six individuals were a restatement of established law since the Nuremberg trials.

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