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Speaker 1: the impeach, impeach, impeach, prosecute for war crimes. And oh,

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Speaker 1: attention to the eyes. It's always in the eyes with

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Speaker 2: What we have seen out of the Trump administration over

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Speaker 2: this weekend has been absolutely horrifying and gut wrenching. The

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Speaker 2: threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure and the entire country of

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Speaker 2: Iran are unreal and apocalyptic. Today, Donald Trump said, quote,

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Speaker 2: and that night might be tomorrow night. That was his quote.

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Speaker 2: Iran is a country of ninety million people. Threatening them

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Speaker 2: further entrenching their power, providing them with a convenient boogeyman,

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Speaker 2: while punishing the civilian population. As a chief enabler of

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Speaker 2: this illegal war, Pete Hegseth is responsible for directing this

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Speaker 2: insane military action against Iran, which has already killed thousands

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Speaker 2: why I'm introducing articles of impeachment against Hegseth for repeatedly

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Speaker 2: As the top official in the Department of War, Pete

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's charming, It's truly jarbing and well read on

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Speaker 1: Pete Hegseth decided to go ahead and launch a military

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Speaker 1: Why think about it? And then as soon as you

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Speaker 1: Yeah, we cannot have a military where members civilians can

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Speaker 6: He had another line in the conference about something I

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Speaker 4: Court with them. Were they threatening murder? God?

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Speaker 1: They sound stupid and it's laughable if they weren't so

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Speaker 1: Well, just so you know, and thank you for your service.

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Speaker 1: you know, hardly I'm hardly wanted to debate him on

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Speaker 1: This was Nicole Wallace's show. Nicole Wallace's husband, by the way,

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Speaker 4: No one has ever said that about me. Behold the

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