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Liz Cheney: “The president of the United States summoned this mob and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2021
The president of the United States summoned this mob and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney describes Trump's actions leading to the Capitol attack as a betrayal of his office and the Constitution.

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