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Gregory Meeks: The armed insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol did not emerge out of a vacuum. They were lied to by Republican…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2021
The armed insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol did not emerge out of a vacuum. They were lied to by Republican Senators and Republican Congressmen and -women. But they were incited to violence by one man above all else: Donald J. Trump, who tried to be the ultimate ruler of our democracy. The world is watching. Our allies are watching, and our adversaries are watching. We must show them that no one will rule this country and be above the law. The cameras of history are rolling. We must act. We must impeach Donald J. Trump and show the world what we stand for.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York
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Jan 13, 2021

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