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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
The investigation into events at the US Capitol saw new video from inside the building, and reviewed Secret Service messages about plans for violent protests.
Joe Biden's verbal assault on Donald Trump met with near pin-drop silence from top Republicans on Thursday's anniversary of the Capitol riot, ceding the stage to the outraged fury of the former president whose personality still dominates their party.
President Joe Biden will call out Donald Trump for his "singular responsibility" for provoking "chaos" in the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol last year, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says during her daily briefing. SOUNDBITE
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to recommend criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump's former top aide Mark Meadows for refusing to testify before the congressional panel investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
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