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Richard Blumenthal: “Other judges have similarly acknowledged that there was an…”

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

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I want to be careful with my own personal response and all of the attacks against law enforcement, again, I completely condemn. You know, Other judges have similarly acknowledged that there was an attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. I think it is fundamentally disrespectful to the Capitol Police who fought back back against that attack. It is disrespectful to the truth of what happened on that day. (03:50–03:59)

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Asserts that multiple judges have acknowledged the January 6 events as an attack on the Capitol.

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