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On the recordJune 20, 2022
Everything we describe today, the relentless, destructive pressure campaign on State and local officials, was all based on a lie. Donald Trump knew it. He did it anyway.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes that Trump's pressure on officials was based on false claims.

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