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Joe Morelle: “This amendment which I am offering deals with the question of what happens when someone like the former President makes…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2023
This amendment which I am offering deals with the question of what happens when someone like the former President makes baseless claims of election fraud, the so-called big lie that we often talk about, the American public talks about, which really in some respects served as a dual purpose, in our view.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle discusses the impact of false election fraud claims on democracy and fundraising.

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