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Richard Blumenthal: “Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in her dissent in Fisher versus…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Blumenthal Presses Judicial Nominee Anna St. John Over Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

You're a federal judge, Judge St. John. But federal judges have not only acknowledged but stated clear clearly that the Capitol was attacked. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in her dissent in Fisher versus The United States, said, and I'm quoting, a mob of rioters that breached the Capitol on January 6, 2021. and that the riders, quote, conduct which includes trespassing and a physical confrontation with law enforcement was part of a successful effort to forcibly halt the certification of election results. (00:56–01:30)

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Asserts that Justice Amy Coney Barrett described the January 6 event as a mob of rioters breaching the Capitol.

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