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David Cicilline: “Donald Trump incited this insurrection. He want it to happen, he wanted electoral count to stop and watched as police…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 2022
Donald Trump incited this insurrection. He want it to happen, he wanted electoral count to stop and watched as police officers were being attacked and maimed, 150 officers were hurt, five people died as result of the events of that day, and the president of the United States, despite his own family members and others were pleading for him to intervene, he sat back and watched because what was happening is exactly what he wanted to happen.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
msnbc.com

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Cicilline discusses Trump's role in inciting the January 6th insurrection and his inaction during the violence.

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