Marco Rubio calls Jan. 6 committee a 'complete partisan scam'
What he's saying:
Rubio said that "anybody who committed crimes on January 6 should be prosecuted. If you entered the Capitol and you committed acts of violence and you were there to hurt people, you should be prosecuted." "But the Jan. 6 commission is not the place to do them, that's what prosecutors are supposed to do. This commission is a partisan scam," the Republican said on CBS' "Face the Nation."Republicans have largely downplayed or in some cases excused the Capitol riot, and Former President Trump said last week that
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