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The Guardian - US
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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump participated in potential crimes to overturn 2020 election, Capitol attack panel claims

Donald Trump speaks at a Save America rally.
The Capitol attack committee said Wednesday that it believed Donald Trump violated multiple federal laws to overturn the 2020 election. Photograph: Michael Wyke/EPA

The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack said in a major filing on Wednesday that it believed that Donald Trump violated multiple federal laws to overturn the 2020 election, including obstructing Congress and defrauding the United States.

The revelations came as part of a filing that intended to force John Eastman, Trump’s former lawyer, to turn over thousands of emails and records since his participation in potential crimes destroyed his arguments for attorney-client privilege protections.

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