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On the recordJanuary 5, 2021
The President who promoted conspiracy theories that motivated these thugs, the President who exhorted them to come to our Nation's Capital, egged them on, he hardly ever discourages violence, and more often encourages it. This President bears a great deal of the blame.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Senator Schumer holds the President responsible for inciting the violence that occurred at the Capitol.

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