On the recordJanuary 23, 2021
The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government.
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msnbc.comMitch McConnell: “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. And they tried to use fear and…”
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Mitch McConnell laid the blame for the Capitol insurrection on Donald Trump and others, stating that lies fed to the mob provoked their actions.
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