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A top Maricopa County Republican was caught on video fantasizing about lynching Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a fellow Republican who has long been the target of conspiracy theorists after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. On his Twitter account, Richer posted a video of Shelby Busch, the vice chair of the Maricopa County Republican Committee, talking to a crowd that erupted in applause when she mentioned the prospect of violence against Richer. “If Stephen Richer walked in this room, I would lynch him!” she declared to cheers. “I don’t unify with people who don’…

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