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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “You want to avoid the fact that the United States of America…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Club Random with Bill Maher

Published | Video Starts at 1:29:18

And you know, I was a prosecutor and prosecutors are supposed to be careful in bringing cases against that may look political or maybe the optics are political. You want to avoid the fact that the United States of America politicians are weaponizing the judicial system to hurt their opponents. Right. It's a bad thing in democracy. And, and prosecutors have to walk this line because you want to make sure that everybody knows that no matter how powerful you are, you have to obey the law. (1:29:18–1:29:28)

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Asserts that U.S. politicians are using the judicial system for political gain.

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