It was a terrible attack not just on the Capitol, but on democracy itself. It was an attempt to overthrow the counting of Electoral College votes.
Jamie Raskin: “It was a terrible attack not just on the Capitol, but on democracy itself. It was an attempt to overthrow the counting…”
On the recordJuly 1, 2021
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Raskin describes the January 6 insurrection as an attack on democracy and an attempt to overturn the election results.
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