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On the recordJanuary 31, 2022
And when that didn't work, then they moved to 'All right, let's get Mike Pence, just to decree, new powers, in the Vice Presidency, to reject Electoral College votes, and overturn the popular election,' which is what Donald Trump was talking about, over the weekend that Pence had the power, which, of course, he did not, to overturn the election.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin explains Trump's efforts to manipulate the Vice President's role in the election certification process.

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