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Scott Rigell: “I'm convinced that so many Members of Congress of my own former party suppress their conscience and their better…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2021
I'm convinced that so many Members of Congress of my own former party suppress their conscience and their better judgment out of fear and I think submission to Donald Trump.
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Scott Rigell
Republican · Virginia

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Rigell criticizes members of the Republican Party for not voting according to their principles due to fear of Trump.

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