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Adam Kinzinger: “President Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home.…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2022
President Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Rep. Kinzinger asserts that Trump made a conscious decision not to intervene during the Capitol riots.

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