Harmeet Dhillon
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Yeah, I mean, the low point came when I got the endorsement form for the Ferret Appreciation Society because every group takes a position on everything, and I was forced to fill out, and I had to think, what is my position on ferrets as pets, you know?
So I was like, wow, I went to law school, went to an Ivy League school for this. But it was a really great experience. I learned how to, now you could give me a mic and I can just talk, you know, I'm not shy to ask for money and talk to people and hold my own and talk back. It's great, it's a great experience. Humbling experience.
So I was like, wow, I went to law school, went to an Ivy League school for this. But it was a really great experience. I learned how to, now you could give me a mic and I can just talk, you know, I'm not shy to ask for money and talk to people and hold my own and talk back. It's great, it's a great experience. Humbling experience.
We have a posse of true believers.
We have a posse of true believers.
Yeah, absolutely. Look, he was an expert witness in some of my COVID cases. That's how I got to know Jay. And then he became the plaintiff in one of the most important free speech cases in the United States.
Yeah, absolutely. Look, he was an expert witness in some of my COVID cases. That's how I got to know Jay. And then he became the plaintiff in one of the most important free speech cases in the United States.
No, the case is over. The court kind of punted. They should have absolutely found that the social media companies colluded, but they stopped short of that. The current court wasn't willing to go there. It's a form of many cases here, but You know, without Elon Musk, actually, as a digress here, without Elon Musk taking over X and making it free speech, we would none of us would be sitting here.
No, the case is over. The court kind of punted. They should have absolutely found that the social media companies colluded, but they stopped short of that. The current court wasn't willing to go there. It's a form of many cases here, but You know, without Elon Musk, actually, as a digress here, without Elon Musk taking over X and making it free speech, we would none of us would be sitting here.
I mean, a couple of us might be sitting in jail cells because they're persecuting lawyers who supported a certain presidential candidate. And our views would be you wouldn't be heard on social media.
I mean, a couple of us might be sitting in jail cells because they're persecuting lawyers who supported a certain presidential candidate. And our views would be you wouldn't be heard on social media.
It was like there ought to be that nuclear clock for free speech being almost over in America.
It was like there ought to be that nuclear clock for free speech being almost over in America.
We're only here for... Look, I kept saying throughout this election, when my firm stepped up to represent President Trump, I had to go to all my partners and my husband and say, there's a chance that some of your partners could get indicted and thrown into jail for representing a presidential candidate. Are we all prepared for that? And we were all prepared for it.
We're only here for... Look, I kept saying throughout this election, when my firm stepped up to represent President Trump, I had to go to all my partners and my husband and say, there's a chance that some of your partners could get indicted and thrown into jail for representing a presidential candidate. Are we all prepared for that? And we were all prepared for it.
So thank you to my patriot partners, including some who aren't Republicans, to do that. And my husband, who said, okay, well, I know you're going to win, I believe in you, but that's a real risk. And...
So thank you to my patriot partners, including some who aren't Republicans, to do that. And my husband, who said, okay, well, I know you're going to win, I believe in you, but that's a real risk. And...
And so we stepped up to do it because we believe this was our last chance in this country to save ourselves from an authoritarian precipice and a one-way ratchet where the border is being opened, our laws are being ignored, our speech is being violated, and our rights are being disenfranchised regularly. But... It is necessary, but not sufficient to win. But now the pressure is really on.
And so we stepped up to do it because we believe this was our last chance in this country to save ourselves from an authoritarian precipice and a one-way ratchet where the border is being opened, our laws are being ignored, our speech is being violated, and our rights are being disenfranchised regularly. But... It is necessary, but not sufficient to win. But now the pressure is really on.
And if the government isn't staffed with the Jay Bhattacharyas and the Pam Bondys and all the people in the cabinet and all the thousands of people below them you never hear about, we have a really tough job to do because, yes, the DOJ and other institutions have been stacked for many years with people who just think it's a four-year term. I'll sit them out. I'll keep doing what I'm doing quietly.