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Mitch McConnell: “Let me give you my view of what happened on January 6th. We are here. We are here. We saw what happened. It was a…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2022
Let me give you my view of what happened on January 6th. We are here. We are here. We saw what happened. It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election from one administration to the next. That`s what it was.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
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msnbc.com

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Mitch McConnell describes the events of January 6th as a violent insurrection aimed at disrupting the peaceful transfer of power.

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