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The US Pandora's box: what will the fallout from the Capitol invasion be?
The news images of mobs invading the Capitol Hill shocked the world. Weyman Bennett looks at the causes and the way forward
Far-right thugs invade the Capitol, United States

MILLIONS across the world watched the horrific scenes of violence in Washington DC this week. These events were supported and inspired by Donald Trump.

Despite the violence and intimidation, Joe Biden will still be the next president of the United States. 

Trump and his supporters bear the ultimate responsibility for the four deaths that resulted in the invasion of Capitol Hill. Far-right and Nazi groups were central to the actions. The far right were in Washington of as part of a nationally planned “stop the steal” mobilisation.

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