An immoral person does not wage a moral war, does not poison people, does not continue to commit the war crimes and the illegalities--murdering a political opponent just blocks away from the Kremlin. That kind of immoral person doesn't have the standing to talk to the world about what is going on in Ukraine. I know, Congressman, you were a prosecutor. I was a prosecutor. When we had a criminal defendant who lied, that was a special treat, because we got to put witnesses on the stand, and we called it a false exculpatory. And Vladimir Putin has gone through his entire political career using false exculpatories; telling people one thing happened when, in fact, something else happened. And the reason it is so important to point out false exculpatories is, it is a sign of guilt. And in this case, Vladimir Putin knows what he is doing is in violation of international law. He has committed numerous war crimes through his military; indiscriminately bombing civilian targets. And he is a war criminal, and he should be brought to justice. But my question to you now is, Congressman, are we doing everything we can as a country to make sure that we bring this thug--as you put it--this animal who is violating international law, killing children, destroying billions of dollars worth of infrastructure in Ukraine.…
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