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On the recordJune 6, 2022
The committee has found evidence of concerted planning, in premeditated activity. The idea that all of this was just a routing demonstration that spontaneously got a little bit out of control is absurd. You don`t almost knock over the U.S. government by accident.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin asserts that the events of January 6 were premeditated and not accidental.

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