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Impeachment trial: Ban Trump from office or prepare for violence, Democrats say

Democrats have finished presenting their case for impeachment, arguing that the Capitol mob was "invited" by ex-President Trump, and that he would continue to "insight violence" if ever allowed back in the White House.

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