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Liz Cheney: “This was a fundamental assault and an attack on our democracy. We had a president who sent a mob that he knew was armed…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2022
This was a fundamental assault and an attack on our democracy. We had a president who sent a mob that he knew was armed to the Capitol to attack and invade while we were counting electoral votes, delayed the count of those votes. And while the attack was under way, it is unquestionable that he did not tell them to go home for hours. And investigating that attack and what led to it and what we need to do legislatively to make sure it never happens again is our fundamental -- our fundamental responsibility.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney describes the January 6 attack as an assault on democracy and emphasizes the need for legislative action to prevent future occurrences.

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