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On the recordJanuary 2, 2025
And if it is actually going to happen, people should demand a very specific accounting of how there is contrition and repentance on part of each of the people being pardoned.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin urges accountability for any pardons Trump issues for Jan. 6 defendants.

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