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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.
Said by
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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