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Mark Kelly: If the government was to win this, if Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump got their way… I mean, they said I should be hanged…

On the recordMay 10, 2026
If the government was to win this, if Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump got their way… I mean, they said I should be hanged, executed.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Discussing his legal case and implications for free speech.

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