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Donald Trump: New charges against ex-president attempt to tie him to January 6 Capitol riot

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Trump has maintained the result of the November 2020 election was incorrect, with many of his supporters and confidants also expressing doubts about the vote. "These claims were false and the defendant knew they were false... but the defendant repeated and widely disseminated them anyway", said the indictment.Trump supporters stormed the U. Capitol during a rally on January 6, 2021, in Washington. Pic. AP

The DoJ said the second conspiracy was to impede the January 6th congressional proceeding at which the collected results of the presidential election are counted and certified.

 

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