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Hakeem Jeffries: “The most important thing to understand about the violent attack on the Capitol that Donald Trump incited is, why were…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2021
The most important thing to understand about the violent attack on the Capitol that Donald Trump incited is, why were the people there? They were summoned to Washington by Donald Trump.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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msnbc.com

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Jeffries explains the connection between Trump's rhetoric and the Capitol attack.

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