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Ep. 241: "Go to the Store To Buy Milk" Means "Attack the Capitol"

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The January 6th Committee Report on Donald Trump's Instigation of Violence

Donald Trump summoned tens of thousands of supporters to Washington for January 6th. Although these supporters were angry and some were armed, Donald Trump instructed them to march to the Capitol on January 6th to take back their country. This kind of deliberate misrepresentation is what should be illegal. The report goes knowing that violence was underway at the Capitol and despite his duty to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed, Donald Trump refused repeated requests over a multiple hour period that he instructs his violent supporters to disperse and leave the Capitol. That's also inciting an insurrection. And so if you tweet something that has nothing to do with violence, if you tweet, don't be violent and someone interprets it as

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