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Bennie Thompson: There was the scheme to get the former Vice President, Mike Pence, to violate the law and the Constitution.

On the recordJune 22, 2022
There was the scheme to get the former Vice President, Mike Pence, to violate the law and the Constitution.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson details Trump's pressure on Pence regarding electoral votes.

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