Zohran Mamdani: “This is an attack on the First Amendment.”

“And what we've seen, in fact, is an inability to prove them because there are no charges. This is an attack on the First Amendment. It's an attack on one of the most core things about being an American, which is the right to engage in political speech without fear that your government is going to lock you up.” (03:30–03:32)

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