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Steven Greenhut

After FBI's Mar-a-Lago Raid, Conservatives Finally Call for Police Reform

Shortly before the 2016 election, Mike Pence tweeted that "@realDonaldTrump and I commend the FBI for reopening an investigation into (Hillary) Clinton's personal server because no one is above the law." And who can forget the GOP crowds chanting "lock her up" in regard to Clinton—a sentiment Trump supported?

I had no problem with the email investigation provided a judge had authorized it and it conformed to legal standards. Truly, no one—not even a potential or actual president—should be above the law. However, the "lock her up" mantra, which pro-Trump crowds directed at other Democrats including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, gave me the creeps.

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