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On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
Was it just an accident that they gathered in the ellipsis for the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to speak to them? Was it just an accident that within 40 minutes or 45 minutes after the president sent them off to the capitol, they were here breaking windows and breaking down doors to come inside? No, it was by design.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

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Durbin argues that the events of January 6th were orchestrated rather than accidental, implicating Trump in the mob's actions.

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