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Al Schmidt: “There were threats early on that were pretty generic in…”

Featuring: Al Schmidt, Republican | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 12:13

Former President Trump went after Al Schmidt by name on Twitter and violent threats from Trump's supporters followed. Do you remember the first threat that made you go, I got to take this one seriously? There were threats early on that were pretty generic in nature, but as days went on, they became a lot more specific, providing my address, graphic descriptions of, you know, what they would do to my family. They used a picture of your house at one point, I understand, listed your children's names repeatedly. You had to move your family out of your house for safety. Yes. (12:13–12:35)

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