Because I don't want to go to jail for the rest of my life if I get caught. Look, fully agree, The idea that you would have an elected mayor in the United States serving as a spy for our enemy, for the Chinese Communists, the maximum she can face under current law is 10 years in jail. She may well get substantially less than that. That is not much of a deterrent. I think we ought to ratchet up that punishment. And here's another example of how widespread this is. (14:13–14:28)
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