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Rudy Giuliani: “Defendants needed a villain, they needed someone to blame they needed someone whom they could get others to hate.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
Defendants needed a villain, they needed someone to blame they needed someone whom they could get others to hate.
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Rudy Giuliani
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Commentary on the narrative created around the 2020 election and the role of Smartmatic.

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