'Trump poured gasoline on fire': US probe panel blames ex-pres for Capitol riots

Former U.S President Donald Trump "blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption" as he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 US election, the chairman of the House committee investigating last year's attack on the Capitol. Bennie Thompson, speaking at the televised prime-time finale of a series of public hearings into the attack, said there must be "accountability" for what he called an attack on democracy. The panel, made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the violent January 6, 2021 insurrection, is holding its eighth public hearing into the attack on the Capitol. Watch this video for more.

 
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