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William Cohen: “He wanted to consider using the Insurrection Act to go after people who are protesting the killing of Black people…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
He wanted to consider using the Insurrection Act to go after people who are protesting the killing of Black people, really a total misuse of the authority of the government there and every conservative should speak out against what he is proposing.

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Cohen condemns Trump's potential use of the Insurrection Act against protesters.

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