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Joanna Robin in Washington DC

January 6 committee reveals how a tweet from Donald Trump and an 'unhinged' meeting at the White House sparked the Capitol riot

With the final scheduled hearing of the January 6 committee looming, the panel investigating the Capitol riot is zeroing in on former US president Donald Trump.

The seventh hearing posed the question: What, or who, could unite right-wing militia groups, internet conspiracists and ordinary citizens in a violent attempt to stop the transfer of power?  

In one word, the committee's resounding answer was: "Trump".

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