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Vivek Ramaswamy: “There were a lot of people who didn't do a thing that was…”

Featuring: Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian, Conservative | Former Candidate, President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 29:37

I think that there were many people. This is a rabbit hole. We could have an hour on this. And I don't really, I don't really think it's even all that relevant anymore. There were a lot of people who didn't do a thing that was wrong that ended up being ensnared in getting locked up, getting prosecuted for peacefully, without any weapons, exercising their First Amendment rights [on January 6th]. And as a country, we're a country that celebrates political dissent and opposition. People who never entered the Capitol, people who never hurt anybody, people who were unarmed walking on the Capitol grounds. (29:37–29:53)

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Asserts that many individuals were wrongfully prosecuted for peaceful protest during the January 6th events.

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