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From inside a mob-crashed Capitol, LA’s Rep. Sherman decries ‘democracy under attack’ | L.A. Focus News

It was already a difficult morning for Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks. Already on edge about claims that the general election of 2020 was “stolen” coming from the mouth of the president, the veteran San Fernando Valley lawmaker showed up at the House chamber in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 6, to participate in the […]

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