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On the recordNovember 8, 2021
Well, the point of the threats is to terrorize, and it's to coerce.
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Al Schmidt
Pennsylvania

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Al Schmidt describes the nature of the threats he received as a form of domestic terrorism aimed at coercing election officials.

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