Article 670HB A very American coup attempt: Jan 6 panel lays bare Trump’s bid for power

A very American coup attempt: Jan 6 panel lays bare Trump’s bid for power

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Chris McGreal
from US news | The Guardian on (#670HB)

Executive summary of report released by House panel investigating January 6 details a failed self-coup

It was, all in all, a very American attempt at a coup. Or self-coup to be exact.

The world watched its denouement dumbfounded on 6 January 2021 as thousands of Donald Trump's supporters stormed the heart of US democracy, the Capitol in Washington, with cries to hang the vice-president, in an attempt to overturn an election and keep Trump in power.

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