Tennessee Republican John Rose gave an impassioned speech on the House of Representatives floor, little did he know his 6-year-old son was making faces and squirming during the live-cross speech.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the terrible precedent set in our country four days ago.
00:07 Using the justice system to engage in a politically driven prosecution and now conviction of a
00:14 major political party nominee running for president, especially on the charges brought
00:19 against Donald Trump, should gravely concern every member of this body as well as every
00:25 American across our country, whether they be Republican or Democrat, for Donald Trump
00:31 or against him.
00:32 Regardless of one's opinion of the current Republican nominee, we'd be well served to
00:37 remember the long and cherished tradition we have in this country of settling our political
00:44 differences at the ballot box.
00:47 For nearly two and a half centuries, our nation's elected leaders have properly resisted the
00:52 temptation to oppose their political rivals through the weaponization of our justice system.
00:59 Equal justice for all.
01:01 And an overall trust in our justice system is fundamental to who we are as Americans.
01:07 And those who would destroy that hard-earned trust just to score cheap political points
01:13 should be held accountable.
01:15 [BLANK_AUDIO]
01:25 [BLANK_AUDIO]