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Mary Gay Scanlon: They were here to take the law into their own hands to disrupt Congress as it counted the Electoral College votes, and…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2021
They were here to take the law into their own hands to disrupt Congress as it counted the Electoral College votes, and to overturn the lawful election of Joe Biden as the 46th president, as violent invaders broke windows and rammed doors.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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msnbc.com

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Describing the intentions of the rioters during the Capitol attack.

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