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On the recordNovember 23, 2021
We came so close that day it was actually only seconds or minutes in some instances where members of Congress, staff, and others could have been killed and the government could have been overthrown.
Said by
Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the January 6th insurrection and the threat it posed to Congress and the government.

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