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Jamie Raskin: “There was chaos and pandemonium on the floor. People trying to put on gas masks and figure out how they work. I remember…”

On the recordApril 16, 2021
There was chaos and pandemonium on the floor. People trying to put on gas masks and figure out how they work. I remember clearly the sound of the battering ram up against the door. I remember seeing members removing their congressional pins so as not to be recognized.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin describes the chaotic scene during the Capitol insurrection.

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