Putin tries to amplify Republican efforts to whitewash the deadly Capitol attack, saying the insurrectionists weren`t just a crowd of robbers and rioters.
Vladimir Putin: “Putin tries to amplify Republican efforts to whitewash the deadly Capitol attack, saying the insurrectionists weren`t…”
On the recordJune 4, 2021
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Vladimir Putin
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msnbc.comEditor's note · Context
Putin's comments are interpreted as support for Republican narratives about the Capitol attack.
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