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Russ Feingold: I don't think there's any question. They were egging each other on. It would have taken very little for somebody to try…

On the recordJanuary 10, 2021
I don't think there's any question. They were egging each other on. It would have taken very little for somebody to try to up the ante and actually hang Mike Pence or kill somebody who they could get their hands on.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Feingold asserts that the mob was intent on violence against members of Congress, including Vice President Pence.

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