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Jamie Raskin: “They were hoping to sanitize the insurrection and the coup by having a contingent election where they could legitimately…”

On the recordApril 25, 2022
They were hoping to sanitize the insurrection and the coup by having a contingent election where they could legitimately say, we`ve got 27 states although you subtract Wyoming because I doubt Liz Cheney would have voted.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin explained the GOP's strategy to legitimize their actions during the insurrection.

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