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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Rudy Giuliani points to a map as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, who has not been seen publicly in several days, continues to push baseless claims about election fraud and dispute the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. Also pictured, at center, is attorney Sidney Powell. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 5: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. The House voted 230 to 199 on Friday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from committee assignments over her remarks about QAnon and other conspiracy theories. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during the fourth day of Senate Judiciary Committee on the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, on Capitol Hill October 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images)

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UNITED STATES - MAY 3: Itzabella Torres, 6, participates in a demonstration with the Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity of Mississippi, outside the Department of Labor on Monday, May 3, 2021, after delivering a petition calling on Secretary Marty Walsh and President Joe Biden to visit workers impacted by workplace raids that were conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Mississippi in August of 2019. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network also participated. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Matt Braynard (L) helps artist Tommy Zegan (R) load his statue of former President Donald Trump into a van during the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 27, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - AUGUST 10: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event to give out bonuses to first responders held at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside on August 10, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. DeSantis gave out some of the $1,000 checks that the Florida state budget passed for both first responders and teachers across the state. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: Commuters and Congressional staff walk past an LED display during a protest calling on Congress to invest in Care jobs at Union Station on March 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) project a pledge demanding that Congress prioritize caregiving in the next recovery package in an installation outside of the US Capitol. The pledge was signed by 17,574 caregivers, consumers and family members. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for National Domestic Workers Alliance & Service Employees International Union )

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