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Jared Huffman: “I truly believed January 6 would be the wake-up call our country needed to confront this movement to understand it and…”

On the recordAugust 30, 2026
I truly believed January 6 would be the wake-up call our country needed to confront this movement to understand it and to hold it to account.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Discussing the January 6 insurrection and its implications.

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