Chris Christie put Hillary Clinton on trial at the Republican National Convention

Chris Christie.
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Tuesday night's theme at the Republican National Convention is "Make America Work Again," but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) decided to use his time onstage to put Hillary Clinton on trial.

Calling her record as secretary of state "dismal," the former federal prosecutor said he wanted to "hold her accountable for her performance and her character," and asked that the Republican delegates serve as the jury. He talked about her work on the Iranian nuclear deal, lifting the embargo against Cuba, and the rise of the Islamic State in Libya, and asked, "Is she guilty?" The audience shouted back, "Guilty!" and even threw in a few chants of "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.