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Jamie Raskin: “He wanted to continue all the way to complete whatever calling, the Green Bay sweep, which I am calling, a coup.”

On the recordApril 22, 2022
He wanted to continue all the way to complete whatever calling, the Green Bay sweep, which I am calling, a coup.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Raskin characterizes Trump's actions as a coup attempt against the constitutional system.

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