Historians mark 6 January with urgent warning on threats to US democracy

Comments come as many Americans, particularly Trump supporters, continue to deny the dark reality of the insurrection

Some of America's most prominent historians gave an urgent warning about the state of American democracy as they gathered on Capitol Hill on Thursday to commemorate the 6 January insurrection.

Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham condemned the attack on the Capitol, which was carried out by a group of Donald Trump's supporters to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.