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On the recordDecember 20, 2021
There were a lot of my Republican colleagues who were willing to abuse every lever of power -- military, Department of Justice, the White House -- to try and overturn an election and overturn the will of the American people.
Said by
Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Swalwell reflects on the actions of Republican colleagues in relation to the January 6th insurrection and the election.

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