understand the context of her statement.

What if the question posed to jayapal that preceded that 12 second statement was “what happens if the candidate for president from the Republican Party is convicted of felony charges, sentenced to serve time in jail and actually wins the election”.

The “we wouldn’t be in this situation” could very well be referring to the unprecedented and messy situation of a having a candidate from one of the two major parties be a convicted felon who could actually win the presidency while also being sentenced to serve time in prison by a criminal court.

The fact that it’s a 12 second clip and they don’t show you the question she was responding to (or even her full answer) tells me it’s likely they’re deliberately misleading you.