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On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
This primary impeachment that you see before the Senate right now to convict him is for the violence on January 6th.
Said by
Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib clarifies that the current impeachment is focused on the violence that occurred during the Capitol attack.

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