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Alex Padilla: “He invited the mob on the 6th, he incited the mob on the 6th. And then he turned them towards the U.S. Capitol.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2021
He invited the mob on the 6th, he incited the mob on the 6th. And then he turned them towards the U.S. Capitol.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Padilla outlines Trump's role in inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol.

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