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On the recordFebruary 11, 2021
Everything that followed was his doing. And although he could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence, he didn’t.
Said by
Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett asserts that President Trump is responsible for the Capitol attack and failed to act to stop the violence.

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