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On the recordDecember 20, 2020
So a terrible precedent has been set. And once it is set, of course, it takes years and years, sometimes decades to obliterate that precedent. So he is doing real harm and as I mentioned before, part of that harm is in creating this group of millions of millions of Americans who think they had their election stolen from them, and won't accept the new administration the way they should.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff discusses the lasting damage caused by Trump's actions and the impact on public trust in elections.

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