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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
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.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin describes the January 6 insurrection as an attack on democracy and an attempt to overturn the election results.

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