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Eric Swalwell: This was a deliberate, premeditated incitement to his base to attack our Capitol while accounting was going on and it…

On the recordJanuary 3, 2022
This was a deliberate, premeditated incitement to his base to attack our Capitol while accounting was going on and it was foreseeable especially to President Trump, who warned us he knew what was coming.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell describes the actions of Trump as a premeditated incitement that led to the Capitol attack.

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