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Al Schmidt: “It has nothing to do with being a Republican at all. It has to do with whether you're willing to lie, for the former…”

On the recordJune 20, 2022
It has nothing to do with being a Republican at all. It has to do with whether you're willing to lie, for the former President, or not.
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Al Schmidt
Pennsylvania

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Al Schmidt discusses the pressure on Republicans to support Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 election.

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