Peter Welch: “Falsely denying the outcome of an election and then using…”

“Folks who actually attacked injured people in this building and police officers spit in their face, hit them, hit them with poles, and we had police officers who died after that attack. Falsely denying the outcome of an election and then using violence to overturn the result of a free and fair election absolutely subverts the democratic process. And as every American voter knows, free and fair elections, like the checks and balances between our three co equal branches of government, are absolutely essential to the well being and continuation of our democracy.” (06:29–06:40)

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