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More Capitol Hill raid arrests as officials open 25 domestic terrorism charges against Donald Trump supporters
US officials have opened 25 domestic terrorism investigations following last week’s violent scenes in which thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill.
Key points:
- Two men who were pictured with plastic restraints as they broke into the Capitol have been arrested
- US Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on the day of the raid and did not prepare for a possible escalation in violence
- Nancy Pelosi, her fellow Democrats and a handful of Republicans say Donald Trump should not serve out his term
The riot scattered politicians who were certifying Democratic president-elect Joe Biden’s election victory, in a harrowing assault on the centre of American democracy that left five dead.
Dozens of people who attacked police officers,…
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