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On the recordAugust 16, 2022
The path was clear. But it would have required that I go along with President Trump`s lie about the 2020 election. It would have required that I enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. That was a path I could not and would not take.
Said by
Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney explains why she chose not to support Trump's narrative about the 2020 election in her concession speech.

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