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Jamie Raskin: “President Trump's tweet drew tens of thousands of Americans to Washington to form the angry crowd that would be…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2022
President Trump's tweet drew tens of thousands of Americans to Washington to form the angry crowd that would be transformed on January the 6th into a violent mob.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses the impact of Trump's tweet on the January 6th crowd.

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