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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver O'Connell

Biden calls Jan 6 ‘flagrant violation of Constitution’ after Trump said it was ‘greatest movement in history’

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President Joe Biden has weighed in on tonight’s January 6 public hearing giving a starkly different statement to his predecessor, Donald Trump.

During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the ninth annual Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Mr Biden said the Capitol riot on 6 January 2021 was “a flagrant violation of the Constitution”.

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