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On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
The violence and the chaos that was reaped upon this institution, not far from where we sit today, on January 6, the attempt to topple a Presidential election and install someone who had not been elected as President, was facilitated by Twitter and other social media entities.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin connects social media's role to the January 6 Capitol riot.

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