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On the recordJuly 12, 2022
Three rings of interwoven attack were now operating towards January 6. On the inside ring, Trump continued trying to work to overturn the election by getting Mike Pence to abandon his oath of office as vice president and assert the unilateral power to reject electoral votes.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin outlines the strategies Trump employed to overturn the election results leading up to January 6.

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