A New York Legislator's Take on the Protests

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 2, 2020

Zellnor Myrie, New York State Senator (D-20), talks about his experience getting pepper sprayed at a protest last weekend, and discusses laws he hopes to pass that would help change the justice system and reform policing.

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