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Jimmy Panetta: “A week ago was the culmination of carnage caused to our country by this President. Four years ago, he said he would stop…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2021
A week ago was the culmination of carnage caused to our country by this President. Four years ago, he said he would stop such devastation. Instead, the President has continued to debase our democracy with assaults on our elections and incitement at the Ellipse and the battery at our Capitol. American exceptionalism is not guaranteed; we must always work to grow it. That includes our work today to hold President Trump accountable. American carnage started with this President. A vote for impeachment will stop it for our posterity.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California
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Jan 13, 2021

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