“I didn’t fear for my life, but yeah, there was a moment where I’m in my office, I’m armed, and I kind of think maybe I’m going to have to use my gun.”
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), in an interview on The Circus, recounting the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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