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On the recordOctober 11, 2021
It`s all the more reason that we need to continue to see an aggressive January 6 bipartisan commission pursue the ground truth of what happened that day. But I`m afraid that sometimes when letters like this come out, we have a tendency to want to blame the police or the victims. Let`s ultimately not let off the hook the person who assembled incited and aim the mob at the Capitol and that`s Donald Trump.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Swalwell argues for an aggressive investigation into the January 6 events and emphasizes accountability for Donald Trump.

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