Donald Trump should face criminal charges over the US Capitol riot, an investigating committee has said.
Chairman of the committee Bennie Thompson said several recommendations would be set out in a final report but added that he believed the most important fact was "accountability".
Speaking of Mr Trump's behaviour on the day of the riots, vice chairwoman Liz Cheney said: "In addition to being unlawful… this was an utter moral failure and a clear dereliction of duty. "Evidence of this can be seen in the testimony of President Trump's own White House counsel and several other White House witnesses.
"No man who would behave that way, at that moment in time, can ever serve in any position of authority in our nation again. He is unfit for any office." Ms Cheney said the committee's work was just an "initial step" in addressing Mr Trump's "efforts to remain in office illegally".
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