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Adam Kinzinger

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Adam Kinzinger is a former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district, serving from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Kinzinger gained national attention for his outspoken views on various political issues, particularly his criticism of former President Donald Trump. He was one of the few Republicans to support the impeachment of Trump and served on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot.

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Jan 4, 2023

I think my biggest worry just for the country is not really the ballot after ballot, and that's just democracy. That's a process. Everybody is learning kind of House rules now. It is, what is Kevin willing to give up?

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Jan 1, 2023

If this is not a crime, I don't know what is. If a President can incite an Insurrection, and not be held accountable, then, really, there's no limit to what a President can do or can't do. I think the Justice Department will do the right…

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Dec 18, 2022

The White House Counsel called the Clark letter a 'murder-suicide pact.'

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Dec 15, 2022

It is with great pride that I rise today and for the next few minutes, I would like to reflect on my 12 years serving in this body. I knew from a young age that I wanted to serve our Nation. While I was still in college, I was elected to…

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Dec 14, 2022

We all swore an oath, in this very chamber, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, not a political party, and not a single man.

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Dec 14, 2022

Instead of using our platform to advance the well-being of our nation, and our people, we've turned this institution into an echo chamber of lies.

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Dec 14, 2022

Unfortunately, we now live in a world, where lies trump truth, where democracy is being challenged by authoritarianism.

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Oct 27, 2022

This is the kind of stuff that every Republican needs to speak out on, just like every Democrat and Republican should speak out when Steve Scalise was shot, but to the Republicans not speaking out now, let me say this, this is going to be…

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Oct 25, 2022

It's basically now saying look, nothing matters. I mean, and that's what he is running as, nothing matters.

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Oct 25, 2022

If you convince people that an election was stolen, you'll get them to show up on the Capitol on January 6th.

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Oct 12, 2022

Our country is a country of laws where every person, including the President, must follow the law and respect the judgment of our courts.

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Sep 13, 2022

If the rule of law says you can attempt a coup as long as you fail and you won`t be held responsible. That is way more dangerous for this country than some you know fear of short-term violence or riots in the street.

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Aug 31, 2022

This makes me beyond angry. When I get access to these types of docs, they are in a secure facility. I can't take notes and someone is in the room with me. Trump doesn't care about this country.

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Aug 29, 2022

It was all about just raising money, and people were abused that way.

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Aug 28, 2022

this seems big. And when you look at some of the president`s biggest kind of cheerleaders, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jim Jordan, have gotten kind of silent, that tells you all you need to know too.

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Aug 28, 2022

He’s asking what is Marjorie Taylor Greene want me to do. Mitch McConnell is just trying to save the Senate. He’s probably not going to do that.

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Aug 28, 2022

Somehow in the Republican Party, the crueler you are, the more likely you are to win a primary. I think Republicans are in real trouble because we have no leadership.

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Aug 27, 2022

the hypocrisy of folks in my party that spent years chanting, 'Lock her up,' about Hillary Clinton because of some deleted emails or, quote/unquote, 'wiping a server,' are now out there defending a man who very clearly did not take the…

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Aug 27, 2022

I recommend we never again elect somebody who does not respect the Constitution of the United States, who does not respect the voters, and who abuses people by lying to them. That is Donald Trump.

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Aug 27, 2022

I mean, this seems big. And when you, when you look at some of the president's biggest kind of cheerleaders – Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jim Jordan – have gone kind of silent – that tells you all you need to know, too.

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Aug 27, 2022

The biggest threat right now to our country is democracy. And if you have Republicans that are running against even left-wing Democrats that believe in democracy and believe in voting, that person should be elected over somebody who…

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Aug 27, 2022

My goodness. I mean, Chuck, if any of us in the House of Representatives, who by our election we have, you know, in essence the highest level of security clearance, if any of us walked out intentionally with even one document from the…

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Aug 17, 2022

Liz Cheney and I can speak out against Donald Trump, and we’re going to keep doing this. Kevin McCarthy’s the one that people would listen to. He’s a leader, and he’s too cowardice to do it, and people need to recognize that.

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Aug 17, 2022

Well, I like a lot of people, feel politically homeless. This obviously is nothing near the party I joined. I have a movement, it`s country first, country1st.com, and we`ve actually -- we`ve played against Madison Cawthorn, we`ve played on…

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