Tucker Carlson: “The idea that a private investor could be driving a…”

“So when the state indicts somebody, the state makes the claim that indicting this person, convicting and imprisoning this person protects the public. That's the point. Right? That's the point of justice. Just protect the society. Yeah. The idea that a private investor could be driving a prosecution in order to benefit from it makes a mockery of the idea of justice. It's not on behalf of the public or protecting the public. It's on behalf of a commercial interest. They're trying to put you in prison in order to.” (35:37–35:50)

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