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Chris Murphy: “If our new reality is that a president can disappear an opposition protester, with no charges filed against then, we are…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2025
If our new reality is that a president can disappear an opposition protester, with no charges filed against then, we are not America any longer. Today it’s Mahmoud Khalil. Tomorrow, it’s me or you.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy warns about the implications of Khalil's arrest for democracy.

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