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On the recordJuly 16, 2021
Well, we got very lucky with Mike Pence. I mean, the way I see it, Chris, is we had a huge demonstration organized by the President. And inside that was another ring which was a violent insurrection and with the Three Percenters and the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. And inside that was the coup that Donald Trump was trying to orchestrate targeting Mike Pence.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Raskin discusses the events of January 6 and the role of Mike Pence in upholding the constitutional order.

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