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Alex Padilla: If it was organized and premeditated, you are going to have a hard time convincing me otherwise that we have to ask the…

On the recordJanuary 4, 2022
If it was organized and premeditated, you are going to have a hard time convincing me otherwise that we have to ask the question, who was behind it?
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla questions the organization behind the January 6th events.

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