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“Historic” storm kills at least 49 people in nine states

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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Trump's Former White House Press Secretary, Didn't Understand the Violence at the Capitol

The House Select Committee releases new batches of transcripts from roughly a thousand witness interviews. Kayleigh McEnany says she was still piecing together what was playing out at the Capitol, not merely sitting by as the attack unfolded. A separate transcript reveals how the White House crafted a press release in December 2020 calling for the firing of anyone who accepted the election results. Hours earlier, then Attorney General Bill Barr had told the Associated Press there was no widespread voter fraud. According to the draft press release, anybody that thinks there wasn't massive fraud in 2020 election should be fired.

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