Rubio On Accusation That Clinton A Traitor: ‘I Wouldn’t Go That Far’ (VIDEO)

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During a campaign rally in South Carolina on Thursday morning, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) corrected an audience member who accused Hillary Clinton of being a “traitor.”

The exchange came as Rubio railed against Clinton.

“Hillary Clinton has serious problems. First of all, she’s under FBI investigation because she put classified information on her server,” he said. “She did it because she thinks she’s above the law. They’ve always thought they’re above the law.”

A rally attendee then shouted, “She’s a traitor!”

“Well, I don’t know — I wouldn’t go that far, sir,” Rubio said in response. “But I would say that she, that she is someone who thinks she’s above the law.”

A member of the audience then mentioned Benghazi.

“Well, let’s talk about Benghazi, because I think that disqualifies her to be commander-in-chief,” Rubio then said to applause from the audience.

Watch the exchange via CNN:

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  1. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    F^cking nutbags.

    jw1

  2. He only said above the law three times in a row? Improvement!

  3. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    I agree. I am so sick of all of this.

  4. Avatar for bkmn bkmn says:

    Mental health screening should be mandatory.

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