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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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Jul 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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Jul 22, 2022

I think the president certainly has criminal exposure. I`m not the prosecutor, I`m not DOJ. But I certainly think if you look at what we presented tonight and in all these hearings, that cannot be acceptable for the president of the United…

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Jul 22, 2022

Now, all of a sudden, you have the Secret Service members lawyering up and not coming in to talk to us.

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Jul 22, 2022

Donald Trump`s conduct on January 6th was a supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our nation.

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Jul 22, 2022

Donald Trump`s conduct on January 6, was a supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our nation. It is a stain on our history. It is a dishonor to all those who have sacrificed in died in service of…

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Jul 22, 2022

Think about that. Leader McCarthy, who was one of the president's strongest supporters, was scared and begging for help. President Trump turned him down.

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Jul 22, 2022

He told Mark Meadows that the rioters were doing what they should be doing, and the rioters understood they were doing what President Trump wanted them to do.

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Jul 22, 2022

Donald Trump in the words of Adam Kinzinger, didn’t fail to take action. He chose not to take action.

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Jul 21, 2022

The mob was accomplishing President Trump`s purpose. So, of course, he didn`t intervene. Here`s what will be clear by the end of this hearing. President Trump did not failed to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and…

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Jul 18, 2022

This is going to open people’s eyes in a big way. The reality is, I’ll give you this preview, the president didn’t do very much but gleefully watched television during this time frame.

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Jul 18, 2022

We made the decision as the committee that we need to subpoena these records.

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Jul 18, 2022

This is going to open peoples eyes in a big way. The reality is -- I give you this preview -- the president didn`t do very much, but gleefully watched television during this timeframe.

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Jul 18, 2022

If I was a president sworn to defend the constitution, that includes the legislative branch watching this on television, I know I would`ve been going ballistic to try to save the Capitol.

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Jul 17, 2022

The president didn`t do very much but gleefully watch television during this time frame. We`re going to present a lot more than that.

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Jul 17, 2022

Steve Bannon is an agent of chaos. Steve Bannon, in his own words, believes you have to basically burn the system down to rebuild it and fix it.

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Jul 17, 2022

This is going to open people`s eyes in a big way. The reality is -- I will give you this preview -- the president didn`t do very much but gleefully watch television during this time frame.

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Jul 14, 2022

the committee could decide to request a written interview with Mr. Pence.

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Jul 14, 2022

The committee could request a written interview with Pence, could also consider issuing a subpoena to compel his testimony.

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Jul 11, 2022

We just keep getting more and more information. And we just have figured that it`s probably better to do this next week with more of that information presented before the American people.

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Jul 5, 2022

Every day we get new people that come forward and say, hey, I didn`t think maybe this piece of a 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 4, 2022

Yes. Yes. There will be, there is, there will be way more information. And stay tuned.

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Jun 23, 2022

The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is because you think you`ve committed a crime.

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Jun 23, 2022

I can imagine no more dishonorable act by a president. As it said, the only thing necessary for evil to succeed is good men to do nothing.

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Jun 22, 2022

To Republicans, right now, if you saw what you saw today, it's not too late, A, to come forward, but also to walk away, from this former President.

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Jun 22, 2022

We do want Pat Cipollone to come in and cooperate more.

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