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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Hillary Clinton said that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is evoking the kind of mob violence “that led to lynching” with the incitement of violence at his political rallies.

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At an MSNBC town hall in Springfield, Illinois, on Monday, Clinton was asked to analyze the forces behind Trump’s rise and why African Americans, in particular, have “turned” on Trump. The network also played video clips of Trump’s comments at rallies, in which he suggested that he would pay legal fees for supporters who engaged in violence against protesters.

“When you are inciting mob violence, which is what Trump is doing in those clips, there’s a lot of memories that people have,” Clinton told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.

“People remember mob violence that led to lynching. People remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being grabbed, being mistreated.

“It’s something that has a deep, almost psychological resonance to people who have ever been in any position of feeling somewhat fearful, somewhat worried,” she added.