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In one particularly notable case, Rep. Stephen Lynch Arguing that “we are getting more information by the day, by the minute, about what happened,” Miller said it now “seems clear that there was some sort of conspiracy where there were organized assault elements that intended to assault the Capitol that day.” Later in the exchange, when Lynch accused Miller of reversing his stance, Miller replied, “that’s ridiculous.” “You’re ridiculous,” Lynch shot back. “Thank you for your thoughts,” Miller responded. GOP downplays violence: While this is a defense newsletter, we wou...