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GOP blocks Capitol riot probe, displaying loyalty to Trump

by Mary Clare JalonickLisa Mascaro
| May 30, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty to former President Donald Trump and firm determination to shift the political focus away from the violent insurrection by his GOP supporters.

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