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Bennie Thompson: “January 6, and the lies that led to insurrection have put two and a half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk.…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2022
January 6, and the lies that led to insurrection have put two and a half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk. The world is watching what we do here.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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msnbc.com

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Thompson emphasizes the threat to democracy posed by the events of January 6.

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