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Elaine Luria: “The president -- the former president knew that he lost, and if that`s the going on assumption for all of his further…”

On the recordJune 10, 2022
The president -- the former president knew that he lost, and if that`s the going on assumption for all of his further actions, I think that that just is an underlayment for the fact that -- you know, all of these things that he carried out in order to try to stay in office were done with bad intentions and malice from the beginning, to undermine the American people about the results of the election.
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Elaine Luria
Democratic · Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Luria discusses the implications of Trump's actions after the election, emphasizing his awareness of losing and the malicious intent behind his efforts to remain in power.

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