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Nancy Pelosi: “We had the responsibility, as so very tragic, to see…”

Featuring: Nancy Pelosi, Democratic | Speaker Emerita, U.S. House California, District 11

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Principals Live with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi

Published | Video Starts at 43:29

Most heartbreaking was the trauma that it instilled in not only the members, but the staff and the workers there and the rest who never signed up for anything like this, neither do we. But nonetheless, We had the responsibility, as so very tragic, to see overwhelmingly all the leadership voting not to accept the results of the election. Whatever happens in this election, we must accept the results of it. And I will just tell you this one thing. That's one reason Hakeem Jeffries must have that gavel on January 6. (43:29–43:41)

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Asserts that it was tragic to see the leadership overwhelmingly vote not to accept the election results.

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