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Tag: Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)
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The Watergate Hearings Gripped a Nation. Can the Jan. 6 Hearings Do the Same?
There are three critical lessons from the Watergate hearings that should inspire the Jan. 6 committee.
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5 Takeaways From the First Jan. 6 Hearing
The committee’s leaders laid out what they described as an intentional scheme with Donald J. Trump at the center. Videotaped testimony showed that key figures surrounding the president didn’t believe the lie of a stolen election.
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Trump Is Depicted as a Would-Be Autocrat Seeking to Hang Onto Power at All Costs
As the Jan. 6 committee outlined during its prime-time hearing, Donald J. Trump executed a seven-part conspiracy to overturn a free and fair democratic election.
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Jan. 6 Narrative Is Built on Trump, Proud Boys and Capitol Police
The House committee built the story it laid out around Donald Trump, the Proud Boys and a Capitol Police officer, drawing clear contrasts along the way.