Capitol Hill rioters: ‘US Congress members helped us plan attack’

Protest organisers claim to have met ‘dozens’ of times with lawmakers and White House staff

Pro-Trump protesters storm the Captiol building.
(Image credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

The organisers of the pro-Donald Trump protest on Capitol Hill claim to have plotted the deadly riot during multiple meetings with members of Congress and staff in the former president’s White House.

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