00:00I rise today to address the terrible precedent set in our country four days ago.
00:05Using the justice system to engage in a politically driven prosecution and now conviction of a major political party nominee
00:14running for president,
00:16especially on the charges brought against Donald Trump, should gravely concern every member of this body as well as every
00:23American across our country,
00:25whether they be Republican or Democrat for Donald Trump or against him.
00:30Regardless of one's opinion of the current Republican nominee, we'd be well served to remember the long and cherished tradition
00:38we have in this country of settling our political differences at the ballot box.
00:44For nearly two and a half centuries, our nation's elected leaders have properly resisted the temptation to oppose their political
00:53rivals through the weaponization of our justice system.
00:57Equal justice for all.
00:59And an overall trust in our justice system is fundamental to who we are as Americans.
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