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Ruben Gallego: “This president has taken upon himself that he has decided…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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SirusXM Potus: The Briefing with Steve Scully

Published | Video Starts at 09:30

We do not kill people for selling drugs. You certainly don't also do that with, without any judge, jury and a trial. This president has taken upon himself that he has decided that, you know, that potential trafficking and we don't know actually if they're all traffickers is the consequence is automatic death, the death penalty. That's not where the American public is. That's not what we think about in terms of judicial system. And he is actively engaging in an illegal war and conducting murder in the name of the US Government. (09:30–09:46)

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Asserts that the President is unilaterally deciding on death penalties for alleged traffickers.

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