Sen. Merkley on AG Barr: Charging Violent Protesters with Sedition Is ‘Authoritarian Approach’

HARLOW I do want ░░░░░░░░ talk about Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ and the protests that ░░░░░░░░ for way over well ░░░░░░░░ 100 nights there and ░░░░░░░░ ve seen violence that ░░░░░░░░ broken out et cetera ░░░░░░░░ Attorney general Bill Barr ░░░░░░░░ you know on this ░░░░░░░░ with prosecutors brought up ░░░░░░░░ possibility of charging violent ░░░░░░░░ with sedition which is ░░░░░░░░ crime to conspire to ░░░░░░░░ the U S government ░░░░░░░░ is your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ MERKLEY Well I m ░░░░░░░░ If people are engaged ░░░░░░░░ property damage and I ░░░░░░░░ violence on on all ░░░░░░░░ they should be charged ░░░░░░░░ property damage but what ░░░░░░░░ read into Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ s comments is he ░░░░░░░░ people who are protesting ░░░░░░░░ opposition to the administration ░░░░░░░░ be charged with sedition ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ s that clearly laid ░░░░░░░░ but that s impression ░░░░░░░░ took from it This ░░░░░░░░ part of an imperial ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian approach where you ░░░░░░░░ the legitimacy of the ░░░░░░░░ You absolutely make disagreeing ░░░░░░░░ the administration a a ░░░░░░░░ charge them with sedition ░░░░░░░░ s I think the ░░░░░░░░ General or the various ░░░░░░░░ who weighed in and ░░░░░░░░ that news they are ░░░░░░░░ who were just astounded ░░░░░░░░ our top law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ would would propose really ░░░░░░░░ is politicizing protest HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ Merkley, thank you.”