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On the recordJanuary 15, 2021
When we're talking about security, we have to talk about truth and trust. In order to serve here with each other, we must trust that people have respect for their oath of office, respect for this institution. We must trust each other. Respecting the people who sent us here. We must also have the truth, and when -- and that will be looked into. If, in fact, it is found that members of Congress were accomplices to this insurrection, if they aided and abetted the crime, there may have to be actions taken beyond the Congress in terms of prosecution for that.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Nancy Pelosi discusses the need for trust and truth among lawmakers and the potential for prosecution if members of Congress are found to have aided the insurrection.

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