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On the recordMay 23, 2023
We do know that, on January 6, when insurrectionists terrorized the Capitol, which was incited by Donald Trump's failure to accept that he lost the election, when we were here trying to certify the election, those false allegations of widespread voter fraud led to this violent attack on this Capitol.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell connects the January 6 insurrection to Trump's refusal to accept election results.

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