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On the recordJanuary 6, 2022
Former President Trump continues to make the same claims that he knows caused violence on January 6. Unfortunately, too many in my own party are embracing that former President or looking the other way or minimizing the danger. That`s how democracies die. The American people have the ability to ensure that we protect our constitution. We protect our institutions, with their votes, with their voices. And we certainly are not going to be part on our committee of allowing those institutions to be unraveled.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney discusses the dangers posed by former President Trump and the responsibility of the American people to protect democracy.

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