Hillary Clinton called out for suggesting Americans should be arrested over disinformation: 'Quite chilling'
JONATHAN TURLEY: I talk about her in my new book, 'The Indispensable Right,' and how she's been one of the outstanding voices in the anti-free speech movement. Her
Clinton garnered sharp criticism after suggesting Americans who engage in spreading disinformation "propaganda" should be held accountable to the highest extent of the law, and even arrested, in some cases.
"I think it's important to indict the Russians just as Mueller indicted a lot of Russians who were engaged in direct election interference and boosting Trump back in 2016," the former presidential hopeful told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday. "But I also think there are Americans who are engaged in this kind of propaganda and whether they should be civilly, or even in some cases, criminally charged, is something that would be a better deterrence."
Turley fired back at Clinton, accusing her, alongside other critics, of trying to abuse her power by censoring Americans' right of freedom of speech.
'RIDICULOUS' AND 'ABYSMAL'
Despite the irony, Clinton accused former President Donald Trump of trying to abuse his power and reverse Americans' most basic rights during an appearance on "Morning Joe."
She also tried to link him to Project 2025, a 900-page right-wing transition plan that the former president has repeatedly denied any connection with.
"We have seen him try to abuse power," Clinton said Thursday. "He is absolutely linked to this Project 2025 and all of their dark and dystopian efforts to turn the clock back on Americans' rights and the way we live and how we, you know, look at our futures together."
