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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 2, 2023

So if you can't beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. We can't let this happen in America, thank you very much.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 2, 2023

When you look at what's happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in America. This is the persecution of the person that's leading by very, very substantial numbers in the Republican…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 2, 2023

This is a very sad day for America AND it was also very sad driving through Washington, DC and seeing the filth and the decay, and all of the broken buildings and walls, AND the graffiti. This is not the place that I left. It's a very sad…

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Aug 1, 2023

I think they're still hoping just like in 2016, that somehow this magic pony is going to come out of the sky and Donald Trump is going to be taken out of this race.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Aug 1, 2023

I think the things that -- I don't get surprised by these because, you know, I've been so surprised, like my surprise glands are all destroyed by now, but I basically -- the thing that really kind of shocked me was the amount of violence…

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Aug 1, 2023

It is like, it's nuts and I just -- this doesn't feel like real life. It is real life and that is why it's so important for us to follow through and make sure justice is done.

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John Bolton
@johnbolton· Republican · DC· Aug 1, 2023

I think this case has a problem that the classified documents case really does not, and that is the question of what Trump's state of mind actually was and what he knew, purported to know about the election, and what his intentions were.

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John Bolton
@johnbolton· Republican · DC· Aug 1, 2023

I think Trump is an aberration. I think he is so unlike any other American president, that the stain will be on him.

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John Bolton
@johnbolton· Republican · DC· Aug 1, 2023

The First Amendment does not apply to conspiracies to violate the law, and Smith tries to show in the indictment itself that he is not going after freedom of speech, so I think that will fail.

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John Bolton
@johnbolton· Republican · DC· Aug 1, 2023

But I think the public interest here argues almost beyond a doubt itself in favor of trial before the election.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Aug 1, 2023

anyone who puts himself above the Constitution should never be president of the United States.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Aug 1, 2023

Let's be clear on this point. It wasn't just that they asked for a pause, the president specifically asked me and his gaggle of crackpot lawyers asked me to literally reject votes, which would have resulted in the issue being turned over…

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jul 31, 2023

Today's indictment serves as an important reminder that anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jul 31, 2023

Today's indictment serves an important reminder. Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States. Our country is more important than one man. Our Constitution is more important than any one…

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jul 31, 2023

Anyone Who Puts Himself Over The Constitution Should Never Be President

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Jul 31, 2023

Does your university offer soil courses and if so, are there any trends regarding student interest and enrollment in these courses?

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Jul 31, 2023

We urge this Committee to build on all the good brought about by public research as well as grapple many of the challenges outlined above.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Jul 31, 2023

While I've seen reports, I have not read the indictment. I do, though, believe we need to enact reform so that Americans have the right to remove cases from Washington, D.C. to their home districts.

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