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For the second time this week, Fox News host “Judge” Jeanine Pirro defended hate speech. The first instance occurred on Tuesday night's edition of The Five, when Pirro declared that antisemitic remarks made by disgraced rapper Kanye West and Holocaust-denying white supremacist Nick Fuentes were “repugnant by another standard.” Pirro's reasoning was that free speech is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. While that is true, the First Amendment does not shield a person from the consequences of what they say – a lesson that West has learned the hard way. Neverthele…