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Alex Padilla: Some floated publicly, claiming that those who attacked the Capitol were just, 'peaceful protesters.'

On the recordJanuary 4, 2022
Some floated publicly, claiming that those who attacked the Capitol were just, 'peaceful protesters.'
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla criticizes claims that Capitol attackers were peaceful.

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