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On the recordJuly 26, 2021
This was ultimately an attack on the capital motivated by people who could not accept losing an election and made the decision that they would use violence to achieve a political object that they can`t at the ballot box. And that danger to our democracy is one we`re going to have to address and it will be part of the scope of what we look at.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Schiff emphasizes the significance of the January 6th attack and the implications for democracy.

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