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Alex Padilla: “Donald Trump did indeed want to send troops to polling…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Just imagine what Bill Pulte might do with sensitive information at his fingertips, whether it's attacking opponents or finding new, dangerous ways to advance Donald Trump's conspiracy theories and efforts to, quote, take over elections after the 2020 election. Donald Trump did indeed want to send troops to polling places to seize voting machines. And as you've heard recently, he's publicly said that he regrets the not doing it. This is not a hypothetical. (17:27–17:34)

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