Senator Chris Murphy

But the minority party, the opposition party, is rendered just weak enough, and the rules are tilted towards the majority party just enough so that Donald Trump and Republicans and the Trump family rule forever. And of course, this is not an unfamiliar system. This is Hungary. This is Turkey. This is Serbia. There are plenty of countries all around the world that hold elections.

But the minority party, the opposition party, is rendered just weak enough, and the rules are tilted towards the majority party just enough so that Donald Trump and Republicans and the Trump family rule forever. And of course, this is not an unfamiliar system. This is Hungary. This is Turkey. This is Serbia. There are plenty of countries all around the world that hold elections.

It's just one party continues to win. And that's, I think, the very concrete, the very transparent plan that Trump and his White House are implementing right now.

It's just one party continues to win. And that's, I think, the very concrete, the very transparent plan that Trump and his White House are implementing right now.

It's just one party continues to win. And that's, I think, the very concrete, the very transparent plan that Trump and his White House are implementing right now.

They do not fess up to the plan behind closed doors. They are living in a self-created delusion. Most of them will tell you that it's not as bad as you think. Yes, Donald Trump is acting evil. in a way that previous presidents have not, but we will still have a free and fair election, that what he's doing is not enough to topple essential democratic norms.

They do not fess up to the plan behind closed doors. They are living in a self-created delusion. Most of them will tell you that it's not as bad as you think. Yes, Donald Trump is acting evil. in a way that previous presidents have not, but we will still have a free and fair election, that what he's doing is not enough to topple essential democratic norms.

They do not fess up to the plan behind closed doors. They are living in a self-created delusion. Most of them will tell you that it's not as bad as you think. Yes, Donald Trump is acting evil. in a way that previous presidents have not, but we will still have a free and fair election, that what he's doing is not enough to topple essential democratic norms.

They are, of course, also deeply scared of him. They have worked very hard to become United States senators.

They are, of course, also deeply scared of him. They have worked very hard to become United States senators.

They are, of course, also deeply scared of him. They have worked very hard to become United States senators.

Well, we have months, not a year, before our democracy is rendered so damaged such that it can't be repaired. I do think that over the last four years, those surrounding Donald Trump put together a pretty thoughtful plan to destroy democracy and the rule of law. And you are seeing it being implemented.

Well, we have months, not a year, before our democracy is rendered so damaged such that it can't be repaired. I do think that over the last four years, those surrounding Donald Trump put together a pretty thoughtful plan to destroy democracy and the rule of law. And you are seeing it being implemented.

Well, we have months, not a year, before our democracy is rendered so damaged such that it can't be repaired. I do think that over the last four years, those surrounding Donald Trump put together a pretty thoughtful plan to destroy democracy and the rule of law. And you are seeing it being implemented.

Just in the last week, and you and others have covered this well, the assault has been trained on academia, institutions of higher education, and the legal community, the biggest law firms in this country. In democracy after democracy, those two institutions, higher education and the legal profession, are in many ways the foundation that undergirds the rule of law.

Just in the last week, and you and others have covered this well, the assault has been trained on academia, institutions of higher education, and the legal community, the biggest law firms in this country. In democracy after democracy, those two institutions, higher education and the legal profession, are in many ways the foundation that undergirds the rule of law.

Just in the last week, and you and others have covered this well, the assault has been trained on academia, institutions of higher education, and the legal community, the biggest law firms in this country. In democracy after democracy, those two institutions, higher education and the legal profession, are in many ways the foundation that undergirds the rule of law.

Those are the places that think about the rule of law, that protect it, that warn when it is being undermined. The legal profession is the place that contests efforts to try to destroy the rule of law. And so it is not coincidental that that's where Trump is going first, that he is trying to—

Those are the places that think about the rule of law, that protect it, that warn when it is being undermined. The legal profession is the place that contests efforts to try to destroy the rule of law. And so it is not coincidental that that's where Trump is going first, that he is trying to—

Those are the places that think about the rule of law, that protect it, that warn when it is being undermined. The legal profession is the place that contests efforts to try to destroy the rule of law. And so it is not coincidental that that's where Trump is going first, that he is trying to—