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The U.S. Capitol riot and American democracy one year later

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On Jan. 6, 2021 — the same day Joe Biden’s presidential win was to be certified — an angry mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. At least four people died, dozens were injured and the country’s worsening political divisions were exposed. In the days and months that followed, the events of Jan. 6 have been debated, disputed and broadly characterized as a threat to American democracy. To get to the bottom of how it happened and who was responsible, a bipartisan committee made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/radio/the-u-s-capitol-riot-and-american-democracy-one-year-later-1.6304514?cmp=rss.

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