‘They have not broken him’: Son of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on his father’s imprisonment

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai took the stand in his own defense this week in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. His son, Sebastien Lai, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his father’s work and the state of democracy in Hong Kong.

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