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Defending Democracy - Trump Will Win at the Supreme Court | Verdict Ep. 194

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Yeah, like, they brought out cannons, they shot and killed each other, and had a war for four years. And it's the bloodiest war in american history. That's what they were talking about when they said insurrection. Nothing. A riot where some individuals committed individual acts of violence for which they were prosecuted and are serving jail terms. That is. But like the analogy as to the civil war, and it's why no prosecutor can bring this case. All right, let me walk through some of the arguments that are at play. (20:36–20:45)

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