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On the recordApril 22, 2022
Had Mike Pence succumbed to the extraordinary pressure and coercion campaign being brought down upon him by Donald Trump and his lieutenants, what would have happened is that Pence would have returned to senator dozens of electoral college votes.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin explains the potential consequences if Mike Pence had acted on Trump's orders during the electoral vote count.

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