Maryland Governor Larry Hogan doesn't want any GOP "whitewashing" of January 6 riots - "The Takeout"
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says he doesn't think Donald Trump will run for president in 2024, that some House Republicans are "whitewashing" the January 6 riot at the Capitol, and that he plans to raise money and campaign for Liz Cheney's reelection.
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, Hogan, a two-term Republican governor, discussed a wide range of topics, ranging from the January 6 Select Committee investigation to his political aspirations to COVID-19. "We have to get to the bottom of exactly what happened [on January 6]. And there's no whitewashing," Hogan CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett. "We need to get all the facts and find out exactly what happened. But there's no way to just overlook this and say it didn't happen. The nonsense about 'these were just peaceful tourists' is completely absurd."We just had another election with a clear and verifiable victor, overseen by hundreds of thousands of election officials. Those public servants have suffered years of harassment, and despite their successes, are still being accused of taking part in a massive and impossible conspiracy — a conspiracy led by the party out of power to steal an election and cover up all evidence.
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