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Eric Swalwell

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Eric Michael Swalwell is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Swalwell has focused on issues such as gun control, healthcare, and technology policy during his time in office. He gained national attention for his role in the impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump and has been an advocate for progressive reforms within the Democratic Party.

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Aug 12, 2022

But what is happening from Donald Trump to Kevin McCarthy to Elise Stefanik, earlier today is they are putting targets on the back of law enforcement.

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Aug 10, 2022

There is a correlation, when America`s leaders stoke these conspiracy theories, that these folks receive it as the gospel, and they think it`s their duty to take up arms.

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Aug 10, 2022

If you think you`re going to intimidate me, you`re not. And if you think you`re going to intimidate my colleagues and the FBI and the Department of Justice, you`re not.

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Aug 10, 2022

It sounds like you`re pro-coup.

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Aug 10, 2022

It`s sickening, where we have arrived. We used to say, well, somebody is going to get killed. Well, people died on January 6.

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Aug 10, 2022

Yes, through the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the bipartisan gun safety legislation, the bipartisan CHIPS Act to counter China, and the bipartisan PACT Act, he`s uniting the country as best he can.

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Aug 10, 2022

He`s uniting the country as best he can.

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Aug 9, 2022

They are a chaos party. Chaos is arming to the teeth most Americans with AR-15 and letting our children live in fear.

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Aug 9, 2022

Justice is coming, you know, for the corrupt. And I am confident that when all is said and done, that the rule of law is going to prevail.

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Aug 9, 2022

You’re not above the law. You’re not an elite. You’re not untouchable.

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Aug 9, 2022

Says current member refusing to cooperate with the January 6 Committee investigation.

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Aug 9, 2022

It's very clear that Republicans have recognized that they can no longer win elections with votes. And so, they're leaning in hard to try and win elections with violence.

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Aug 5, 2022

MAGA Republicans are trying to completely erase the violence that occurred that day.

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Aug 5, 2022

If Donald Trump had just said, you know what, Joe Biden's next president, I'm going to begin the transition. If he had done that, would the mob still have violently attacked the Capitol?

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Aug 5, 2022

I'm seeking accountability for the president assembling, inciting and aiming the mob at the Capitol.

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Aug 5, 2022

They're veterans, they stand with the veterans, right. They stand with the flag and they denounce Colin Kaepernick.

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Jul 27, 2022

I am grateful that you are investigating people who would threaten violence and I am also grateful that you are not investigating people who have legitimate concerns about their children's curriculum.

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Jul 27, 2022

I have to say I am not surprised that there are so many acts that are hardly fairly rare of violence because in this building America's leaders are stoking that violence.

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Jul 27, 2022

I just have to debunk the Soros nonsense. Thank you for clarifying that. That is a part of a long-standing anti-Semitic trope that we see from the other side.

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Jul 25, 2022

the evidence is so overwhelming. It`s a mountain of evidence now that the committee has put forward. All of the arrows point to Donald Trump inflaming, inciting and then aiming that mob right at the Capitol to violently obstruct Congress…

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Jul 25, 2022

This is inspiring the treason-curious in America, where one-third now say they`re ready to take up arms against their government.

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Jul 25, 2022

this is inspiring the treason-curious in America, where one-third now say they`re ready to take up arms against their government.

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Jul 25, 2022

they are not pro-cop. They are pro-coup. And until they denounce Donald Trump, I refuse to say otherwise.

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Jul 25, 2022

They are not pro-cop. They are pro-coup. And until they denounce Donald Trump, I refuse to say otherwise.

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Jul 25, 2022

The evidence is so overwhelming. It`s a mountain of evidence now that the committee has put forward. All of the arrows point to Donald Trump inflaming, inciting and then aiming that mob right at the Capitol to violently obstruct Congress…

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