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Stacey Plaskett: “This is seditious speech. This is in fact, treason in some ways to say that he is -- that Trump is in fact, the…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2021
This is seditious speech. This is in fact, treason in some ways to say that he is -- that Trump is in fact, the legitimate President of the United States. That's a lie.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

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Plaskett condemns the claim that Trump is the legitimate President, calling it treasonous.

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