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On the recordMay 18, 2022
The coup plotters in the insurrectionists are still out there. And the GOP under Donald Trump’s thumb has positioned itself outside of the constitutional order.
Said by
Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Raskin warns about the ongoing threat posed by insurrectionists and the Republican Party's alignment with them.

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