Stacey Plaskett actually said...

They were coming at the urging of Donald Trump to keep Congress a separate branch of government from certifying the results of a presidential election.

Context

Plaskett discusses the rioters' actions being incited by Trump to disrupt the certification of the election results.

02/09/2021

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