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On the recordDecember 13, 2021
The mob was summoned to Washington by President Trump, and as many of those involved have admitted, on videotape and social media and in federal district court, they were provoked to violence by president Trump`s false claims that the election was stolen.
Said by
Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney discusses President Trump's role in inciting the January 6th Capitol attack.

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