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WATCH: Chris Christie holds mock trial for Hillary Clinton; crowd chants 'lock her up'

Posted at 11:19 PM, Jul 19, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-20 02:37:40-04

Chris Christie held a mock prosecution for Hillary Clinton during his speech on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Tuesday.

Watch the speech in the media player above.

Christie told the crowd that, as a former federal prosecutor, he could hold Clinton accountable for her actions, since the current administration has not done so. 

"We're going to present the facts to you, as a jury of her peers, both in this hall and in the living rooms around our nation," Christie said Tuesday.

That prompted Republicans in the audience to break into a chant of "lock her up, lock her up, lock her up."

Christie then began a game of question and answer.

Her leadership regarding the Islamic State?

Their answer, in unison: "Guilty!"

Her nuclear deal with Iran?

"Guilty!" 

Her dealings with Russia?

"Guilty!"

Finally, the controversy surrounding classified emails?

"Guilty!"

“We didn’t disqualify Hillary Clinton to be President of the United States—the facts of her life and career disqualify her,” Christie said while wrapping up. “It is time to come together and make sure that Donald Trump is the next president of the United States."

Hillary Clinton responded on Twitter a short time later: