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Capitol riot: The violent death throes of the Trump presidency

01.08.2021 - By The TimesPlay

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They were scenes that shocked the world: hundreds of supporters of the outgoing president storming into the country's seat of power. On the day expected to be dominated by political shenanigans, it was the actions of the mob that took over. What now for the 'world's leading democracy'?

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Guests:  David Charter, US editor for The Times.  With special reporting from the capital from Laura Pullman, New York correspondent for The Sunday Times.

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