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Adam Schiff: “Our role is going to be to fully uncover the facts. What is it that people did at that rally to instigate violence, many…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
Our role is going to be to fully uncover the facts. What is it that people did at that rally to instigate violence, many of them went to that rally fully planning to do violence. We`re at a different place in our country`s history right now than we were on 9/11. It`s a much more polarized country, our information is more vulcanized. So in that respect, the job of our committee is going to be more difficult than it has in the past.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Discussing the challenges faced by the January 6 Committee in uncovering the facts surrounding the Capitol riot.

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