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WASHINGTON,
DC
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U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
on
today's
sentencing
in
Charleston
trial:
“Nineteen
months
ago,
a
heartless
murderer
attempted
to
start
a
race
war.
He
believed
the
damage
his
racist
hands
wrought
would
undo
Charleston,
South
Carolina,
and
maybe
even
the
nation.
Today
that
man
was
rightly
sentenced
to
death.
I
want
to
thank
the
jurors
for
their
service
during
this
agonizing
case.
As
we
heard
the
testimony
of
survivors
and
the
families
of
those
killed
and
injured
at
Mother
Emanuel
throughout
this
trial,
they
once
again
left
me
in
awe.
Hearing
firsthand
recollections
of
that
night,
learning
even
more
about
how
much
the
families
of
those
killed
loved
and
cared
for
them,
I
am
sure
I
am
not
the
only
one
overwhelmed
with
emotion.
While
we
can
never
bring
back
the
Emanuel
9,
we
can
ensure
their
legacy
will
live
on
forever.
We
will
continue
to
stand
behind
the
families,
and
their
message
of
unity.
Today
is
a
pivotal
moment
in
their
road
towards
some
sort
of
closure,
and
we
will
all
be
there
with
them
on
that
journey.
To
the
families
of
the
Emanuel
9,
I
say
thank
you.
In
your
loss,
you
have
given
all
of
us
more
than
we
ever
thought
possible.”
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