Jeff Merkley said "Mr. President, I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Senator Merkley submits a question for the House managers. The clerk will read the question. The legislative clerk read as follows: If a President spins a big lie to anger Americans and stokes the fury by repeating the lie at event after event and invites violent groups to DC the day and hour necessary to interrupt the electoral college count and does nothing to stop those groups from advancing on the Capitol and fails to summon the National Guard to protect the Capitol and then expresses pleasure and delight that the Capitol was under attack, is the President innocent of inciting an insurrection because in a speech he says ``be peaceful''? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The House managers have 5 minutes. Mr. Manager CASTRO of Texas.…" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 12, 2021

Mr. President, I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Senator Merkley submits a question for the House managers. The clerk will read the question. The legislative clerk read as follows: If a President spins a big lie to anger Americans and stokes the fury by repeating the lie at event after event and invites violent groups to DC the day and hour necessary to interrupt the electoral college count and does nothing to stop those groups from advancing on the Capitol and fails to summon the National Guard to protect the Capitol and then expresses pleasure and delight that the Capitol was under attack, is the President innocent of inciting an insurrection because in a speech he says ``be peaceful''? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The House managers have 5 minutes. Mr. Manager CASTRO of Texas.…

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Jeff Merkley

Democratic · Oregon

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