Sen. Josh Hawley strongly confronts the woman who urged Biden to grant clemency to Dylann Roof, the man who killed nine Black churchgoers, citing his anxiety as the reason he committed the horrendous crime.
Hawley: "Here are his victims. You wanna look at them?"
Pardon attorney Liz Oyer: "I..."
Hawley: "Do you stand by that [clemency] recommendation today?"
Oyer: "I can tell you that Mr. Roof is going to die in prison..."
Hawley: "He's gonna live in prison for a very long time because of you... You said that, 'Actually, Roof is not a compelling candidate for clemency,' but you recommended it anyway. Why? Because he suffered from anxiety..."
Hawley: "Here are his victims. You wanna look at them?"
Pardon attorney Liz Oyer: "I..."
Hawley: "Do you stand by that [clemency] recommendation today?"
Oyer: "I can tell you that Mr. Roof is going to die in prison..."
Hawley: "He's gonna live in prison for a very long time because of you... You said that, 'Actually, Roof is not a compelling candidate for clemency,' but you recommended it anyway. Why? Because he suffered from anxiety..."
