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Al Jazeera Staff

5 key takeaways from fifth January 6 Capitol riot hearing

US Representative Adam Kinzinger speaks during the fifth public hearing this month of the US House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

US legislators investigating the deadly riot at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 have turned their attention to the pressure President Donald Trump exerted on the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election.

The House committee on Thursday held its fifth public hearing this month, once again laying out what it knows about Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the US presidential election he lost to Joe Biden.

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