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Democrats rest their case, but most Republicans are not swayed

Washington | House impeachment managers wrapped up their emotionally charged incitement case against former President Donald Trump on Thursday (Friday AEDT) by warning that he remains a clear and present danger to American democracy and could foment still more violence if not barred from running for office again.

With the sounds of a rampaging mob still ringing in the Senate chamber, the managers sought to channel the shock and indignation rekindled by videos they showed of last month’s attack on the Capitol into a bipartisan repudiation of the former president who inflamed his supporters with false claims of a stolen election.

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