Tennessee GOP's Democracy Problem: Leaked Audio, Assault, and Expulsion

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Newly unearthed surveillance footage shows reinstated Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones hitting a driver with a traffic cone during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest outside the state capitol. Jones was expelled from his position for leading a gun control protest on the House floor following the Covenant School shooting that left six dead, but was reinstated days later. Jones has continued his activism as an elected official and faced charges after District Attorney Glenn Funk secretly went to the grand jury in an attempt to indict him for participating in the protests in an 'aggravating' manner.
- Video reveals reinstated Tennessee Rep. hurling traffic cone at a driver during BLM protest Daily Mail
- Republican Knox Co. representative reacts to leaked GOP audio WVLT
- Kamala Harris defends expelled Tenn. lawmakers against 'attack on democracy' New York Post
- Local politicians send Tennessee lawmaker back to office CBC News
- The Tennessee GOP has a problem with democracy The Boston Globe
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