"My parents fled an authoritarian regime. My family's seen this playbook before, which is why I haven't been mincing my words about it, she wrote while sharing Comey's message. Trump fired a career prosecutor & installed his fixer to bring about bullshit charges against his political enemies. This is how democracies die. My parents fled an authoritarian regime. My family's seen this playbook before, which is why I haven't been mincing my words about it."
"My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump, but we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn't either, began Comey. Somebody that I love dearly recently said that fear is the tool of a tyrant and she's right. But I'm not afraid and I hope you're not either. I hope instead you are engaged. You are paying attention. And y"
Rep. Yassamin Ansari invoked her family's escape from authoritarian Iran to condemn the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and warn of democratic backsliding in the United States. Ansari accused President Trump of firing a career prosecutor and installing a fixer to bring politically motivated charges, calling the move "how democracies die." She called Trump an aspiring dictator seeking to silence dissent and target political enemies. Comey responded defiantly to charges tied to 2016 leaks, saying he and his family accept the costs of standing up to Trump, vowing not to "live on our knees" and urging public engagement and attention.
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