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Jamie Raskin: We have a president who, for whatever reason, refused to accept the results of a presidential election and then…

On the recordJune 18, 2022
We have a president who, for whatever reason, refused to accept the results of a presidential election and then organized a hit against American democracy through a number of different avenues to try to overthrow the election and install himself as president.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Jamie Raskin discusses the actions of the president regarding the acceptance of election results.

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