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Rep. Stacey Plaskett (R-VI) revealed Wednesday that she had heard racist attacks from supporters of former President Donald Trump because she warned about a possible dictatorship. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on government weaponization, Plaskett hoped Congress would drop the subject after the 2024 election. “Because the purpose of this committee will no longer be necessary,” she explained. “What was that purpose? Well, it’s what I said almost two years ago. To test out conspiracy theories, prop up those stories that the far-right wishes to push into the American psyche, and to l…

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