Beto O'Rourke: “The previous administration and their Department of Justice…”

“… investigation by the Department of Justice into his role in that insurrection attempt on the 6th of January, 2021. And I think it's one of the big failings, honestly, of The previous administration and their Department of Justice didn't prosecute those, like Donald Trump or like Ted Cruz, who are responsible for [the January 6th] insurrection. and the fact that we nearly lost, you know, what Lincoln called the last best hope of earth. They had a, you know, they were going to hang Mike Pence and they had a gallows constructed at the plaza.” (14:23–14:36)

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