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Rep. Chris Stewart goes behind bars at Utah State Prison to talk with inmates about ‘elites,’ Clinton, Trump and Russian meddling

Related Topics: Russia, Utah State Prison

They asked him about Hillary Clinton’s emails. They questioned whether Russia influenced the 2016 presidential election. And they pushed back against his response to the opioid epidemic.

As the congressman paced back and forth at the front of the room, the 25 men staring back at him wore white jumpsuits marked “INMATE.” They filled the wooden pews at a Utah State Prison chapel, tapping their fingers on the hymn books and raising their hands before asking questions.

Stewart started by talking about the “chaos” that the United States is in. His words could have just as easily applied to the inmate’s lives.