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Jimmy Gomez: “I was trapped in the gallery during the insurrection where people were beating down the door because of a lie that…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2021
I was trapped in the gallery during the insurrection where people were beating down the door because of a lie that Donald Trump spread that the election was stolen and the only way they could get it back is by overturning the election of Joe Biden and storming the capitol.
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Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jimmy Gomez recounts his experience during the January 6 insurrection and criticizes Marjorie Taylor Greene's role in inciting it.

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