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On the recordOctober 18, 2021
In the words of many who participated in the January 6th attack, the violence that day was in direct response to President Trump's repeated claims from election night through January 6th that he had won the election.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Liz Cheney discusses the connection between Trump's claims and the violence of January 6th.

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