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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Clea Skopeliti

First Thing: Trump a ‘clear and present danger to US democracy’

Ex-judge says Pence obeying Trump would have plunged US into constitutional crisis
Ex-judge says Pence obeying Trump would have plunged US into constitutional crisis Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

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The US government system “nearly failed” on January 6, the House select committee’s chairman has warned while a conservative judge underlined that Donald Trump and his allies remain a “a clear and present danger to American democracy”.

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