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What are my rights? Lawyer on silence, refusing searches, filming or leaving police - Ari Melber, Journalist & Attorney
Lawyer and journalist Ari Melber on Americans' rights to protest, speak, remain silent, refuse searches & record law enforcement - and how those rights are under attack in Trump's second term. - 01/26/2026.
0:00 Know your rights
0:50 Rights as Trump's Feds patrol U.S.
1:30 Rights amid protests
3:00 Stating your right to law enforcement
7:30 PART 2: Trump deployments
10:10 Agents killing Americans
12:00 History
14:30 Subscribe for legal breakdowns