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McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, 'fed lies' to mob

by Lisa MascaroMary Clare Jalonick
| January 19, 2021 4:36 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and that the president and others “provoked” those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s election.

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