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Patty Murray: “A president who calls a simple recitation of the law…”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

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Murray Slams Trump for Calling for Members of Congress to Be Arrested and Hanged

Published | Video Starts at 02:49

Because how am I supposed to sit across the table? Because from people who are silent when the president lifts up voices saying Democrats should be hanged, A president who calls a simple recitation of the law treasonous behavior punishable by death. We've seen where this path goes, where silence in the face of escalating calls for alliance can lead. I was here on January 6, as were many of my colleagues. (02:49–02:56)

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