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January 6 kept widening into a full-scale Trump liability

Even on a day dominated by impeachment, the broader January 6 fallout continued to harden into something uglier for Trump: a growing record of evidence, congressional inquiry, and institutional backlash. The problem was no longer whether he could shrug off the riot; it was whether the rest of his political life could escape being defined by it.

Why it matters: January 6 fallout

First recorded Jan 13, 2022·Meaningfully updated Jan 13, 2022

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January 6 kept widening into a full-scale Trump liability

Even on a day dominated by impeachment, the broader January 6 fallout continued to harden into something uglier for Trump: a growing record of evidence, congressional inquiry, and institutional backlash. The problem was no longer whether he could shrug off the riot; it was whether the rest of his political life could escape being defined by it.

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January 6 kept widening into a full-scale Trump liability

Even on a day dominated by impeachment, the broader January 6 fallout continued to harden into something uglier for Trump: a growing record of evidence, congressional inquiry, and institutional backlash. The problem was no longer whether he could shrug off the riot; it was whether the rest of his political life could escape being defined by it.

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