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On the recordMarch 5, 2021
The Capitol attack was a direct unforeseeable consequences of the defendants' false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to the defendants' express calls for violence.
Said by
Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Describing the basis of a lawsuit against former President Trump and others regarding the January 6th Capitol attack.

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