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On the recordFebruary 18, 2021
What I can say about what's happened with the Oath Keepers is that this is no surprise to those of us who are investigating President Trump and the attack on January 6th. This is in fact confirmation of what we had presented to the American people and to 100 senators, that in fact the President had encouraged, incited and organized, those individuals that we knew were already violent, brought them to Washington, D.C. at a specific time, specific location, a specific date for a specific purpose that being to attempt to overthrow our government.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Stacey Plaskett discusses the implications of the Oath Keepers' actions and ties them to President Trump's encouragement of the January 6th attack.

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