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Donald Trump used his January 6 rally to repeat false claims about the election, pressure Mike Pence, and tell supporters to march on the Capitol just as Congress was meeting to certify the vote. The speech landed as a direct prelude to the breach that followed, turning a political protest into the opening act of an attack on the certification process.
Why it matters: Capitol incitement
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Donald Trump used his January 6 rally to repeat false claims about the election, pressure Mike Pence, and tell supporters to march on the Capitol just as Congress was meeting to certify the vote. The speech landed as a direct prelude to the breach that followed, turning a political protest into the opening act of an attack on the certification process.
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