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Ted Lieu: “The fact that the coup failed doesn’t mean that criminal laws weren’t broken.”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2022
The fact that the coup failed doesn’t mean that criminal laws weren’t broken.
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Ted Lieu
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Ted Lieu emphasizes that even though the January 6 coup attempt failed, it involved actions that broke criminal laws.

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