On the recordOctober 5, 2021
This was a coup, not against the president, but by the president against Mike Pence, because, for that one day, he decided not to follow Donald Trump, but to follow the Constitution of the United States.
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Jamie Raskin describes the events of January 6 as a coup against Mike Pence, emphasizing Pence's constitutional duty.
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