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On the recordOctober 21, 2021
There are people in this chamber right now who were evacuated with me and the rest of us on that day during that attack people who know seem to have forgotten the danger of the moment, the assault on the constitution, the assault on our Congress. People who you will hear argue that there is simply no legislative purpose for this committee this investigation, or for the subpoena. Mr. Bannon`s own public statements made clear he knew what was going to happen before it did. And thus he must have been aware of and may have well been involved in the planning of everything that played out on that day. The American people deserve to know what he knew and what he did.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney emphasizes the importance of understanding the events leading up to the January 6 attack and the need for accountability regarding Steve Bannon's actions.

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