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Dick Durbin: “Some 1,500 people were arrested for their participation in…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Published | Video Starts at 05:16

And these men and women risked their lives to protect us. And that happened. And it was all captured on videotape. We know what happened as a result of that. Some 1,500 people were arrested for their participation in this mob action. And some of them were actually sentenced to time in prison. What happened when President Trump was elected? Full, unconditional pardon of every single one of them. (05:16–05:21)

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Asserts that approximately 1,500 people were arrested for the Capitol riot.

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