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Martin Pengelly in New York and agencies

Mike Pence: history will hold Donald Trump accountable over Capitol attack

Mike Pence has strongly criticised Donald Trump for his role in the attack on the US Capitol.
Mike Pence has strongly criticised Donald Trump for his role in the attack on the US Capitol. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Mike Pence has offered a rebuke of his one-time boss Donald Trump, saying history will hold the former president accountable for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Pence, then vice-president, was in the Capitol when thousands of Trump supporters breached the building in an attempt to stop Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden.

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