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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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Aug 17, 2022

President Trump urged others to bring his big lie to life. He was willing to sacrifice our republic to prolong his presidency. I can imagine no more dishonorable act by a president.

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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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Aug 17, 2022

But the bottom line is I think this is sending a very strong message that this isn’t your dad’s Republican Party anymore. This isn’t a party that’s committed to truth. This is a party that’s committed to conspiracy.

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Aug 16, 2022

President Trump urged others to bring his big lie to life. He was willing to sacrifice our republic to prolong his presidency. I can imagine no more dishonorable act by a president.

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Aug 16, 2022

I’ve come to believe over the last year that people, more than even fearing death, we’re such a tribalistic people that they fear being kicked out of their tribe.

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Aug 16, 2022

We need differences of opinion in this country, but it’s about swallowing authoritarian moves, destroying the Constitution and changing how we respect the government.

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Aug 16, 2022

You have people today that literally, I think, in their heart, they may not say it, but they equate Donald Trump with the person of Jesus Christ.

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Aug 16, 2022

Kevin McCarthy bears 90 percent of the way for Donald Trump’s return. He is a failed leader who has absolutely nothing more than his own power in his mind and he resurrected Donald Trump.

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Aug 16, 2022

The abusive emails that say seven times match, just give me $10, or Donald Trump knows you haven’t given this quarter, it’s all lies. And it’s abusing people, many of which are seniors and on fixed income.

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Aug 16, 2022

I think this is sending a very strong message that this isn’t your dad’s Republican Party anymore. This is not a party that’s committed to truth. It’s a party that’s committed to conspiracy.

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Aug 3, 2022

This is probably bad for former President Trump.

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Aug 3, 2022

If he goes in front of the grand jury, it shows that this is more than, you know, what did John Eastman do the attorney that basically came up with that crazy scheme to overturn the election, and it probably has a very deep interest in…

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Aug 2, 2022

This is probably bad for former President Trump. I hope Pat Cipollone actually just tells the truth. I have no doubt that he hasn`t but there`s no reason to protect particularly criminal behavior or what could potentially be criminal…

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Jul 28, 2022

It doesn't, and it's all new to me, too. We found out as a Committee, as you well know and reported about these missing texts not that long ago. We got a letter from the IG, we talked to him. We had no idea that it went as far back and you…

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Jul 28, 2022

I mean, look, I don't trust anything Kevin McCarthy says, I'll be honest with you.

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Jul 28, 2022

Every day we get new people that come forward and say, hey, I didn`t think maybe this piece of the story that I knew was important but now that you guys are -- like, I do see this plays in here.

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Jul 28, 2022

Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath. She is extremely credible.

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Jul 27, 2022

If we just washed this under the rug and say, you know, for the sake of the country, let`s put this aside, there is going to be somebody else, whether it`s Donald Trump in 2024, or somebody else somewhere down the line that recognizes that…

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Jul 26, 2022

We never want to get to a position in a country where we prosecute last administrations, because that`s what failed republics, failed democracies do. But if a failed coup, and an obvious coup attempt, and a president that didn`t just…

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Jul 25, 2022

Ginni Thomas, it started out as kind of an interest, you know. We had a few pieces of evidence that we had seen and then it just grew particularly with some of the Eastman memos and those conversation reaching out to state electors. We…

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Jul 25, 2022

Well, I think a certain number of Democrats truly understand that democracy is threatened. Don't come to me, after having spent money supporting an election denier in a primary, and then come to me and say you're, we're all good…

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Jul 25, 2022

We want to have a voluntary conversation, you know, just come on and she said I think somewhere in the media that she was eager to talk to the committee. That’s it. Come in, let’s talk if we need to subpoena we will, but we prefer…

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Jul 24, 2022

I certainly hope they`re moving forward. I certainly think there`s evidence of crimes. And I think it goes all the way up to Donald Trump.

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