On the recordDecember 18, 2022
He summoned a mob to Washington and, knowing they were armed and angry, pointed them to the Capitol and told them to 'fight like hell.'
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congress.govHe summoned a mob to Washington and, knowing they were armed and angry, pointed them to the Capitol and told them to 'fight like hell.'
Trump incited violence against the Capitol during the January 6th attack.
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