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Pete Aguilar: “They tried to thwart democracy, they tried to foment lies and foment the big lie around the country in order to delay or…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2021
They tried to thwart democracy, they tried to foment lies and foment the big lie around the country in order to delay or stop the certification of the election.
Said by
Pete Aguilar
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Aguilar discusses the actions taken by the former president and his administration to undermine the election certification.

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