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It sounds to me like Judge Merchan had his marching orders and he moved forward with what was expected of him.

A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge's impartiality might be reasonably questioned.

That is not supposed to happen in America, is it, judge?

I find that just amazing. If that is not political motivation, I don't know--because what other motivation could there be?

the Chair has blatantly and persistently interfered with a State criminal proceeding, as I have seen it interfere in the case of the People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump.

Let's be clear. Alvin Bragg campaigned openly on his persecution of President Trump.

The list of abuses to railroad President Trump is obscene and outrageous but calling it that is an understatement.

In my eight years in Congress--I came in June 2016--we have seen an unprecedented amount of weaponized government.

Alvin Bragg has taken this--he was a progressive prosecutor in New York.

The reason I am here today I would say, is because of the progressive prosecutor movement funded by these outside groups.

You don't prosecute people because you don't like them, or you have some other ulterior motive.

It is ripe for this Committee to take up this issue because it is a Federal issue.

this game can be played in many different ways.

this New York prosecution is something that is a very bad precedent, let's just put it that way.

Alvin Bragg's prosecution of President Trump was personal. It was based on politics, and it was wrong.

Bragg's prosecution of President Trump with the help of Judge Merchan opened the door for politically motivated prosecutions.

So long as it's a free and fair election, Kristen, of course we will. We will use constitutional processes to challenge issues if we think there are issues. But if it's a free and fair election, we will do what the Constitution requires…

It is one of the great failures of recent political history that the Republican Party was too often unable to disconnect legitimate political disagreements from the fact that the president himself is an admirable man.