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Jeffrey Clark, former US assistant attorney general, pressured colleagues to sign a letter alleging that Georgia officials had committed voter fraud. AFP
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Former assistant US attorney general Steven Engel, former acting US attorney general Jeffrey Rosen and former acting US deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue attend the fifth public hearing of the US house select committee into the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol. EPA
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Day five of a planned eight hearings. Reuters
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Mr Engel, Mr Rosen and Mr Donoghue prepare to testify. EPA
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Mr Engel, Mr Rosen and Mr Donoghue are sworn in to testify during the fifth hearing. EPA
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Witnesses testified that former president Donald Trump pressured election officials to find votes. Reuters
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Mr Donoghue testified that there was never enough evidence to overturn the 2020 election. Reuters
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Former White House senior adviser Eric Herschmann said of former assistant attorney general Jeff Clark's letter to the Georgia electorate: 'Congratulations. You've just admitted the first step or act you take as attorney general would be committing a felony and violating rule 6C. You're clearly the right candidate for this job.' Reuters
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Michael Fanone, retired Metropolitan Police Department officer, actor and activist Sean Penn and Daniel Hodges, MPD officer, attend the fifth hearing of the select committee. Bloomberg
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Penn shakes hands with Washington Metropolitan police officer Harry Dunn, who was assaulted during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Reuters
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Mr Fanone speaks with Penn at the hearing. Bloomberg
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As an activist, Penn frequently visits Washington to champion many causes. Bloomberg
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Mr Fanone was assaulted during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Reuters
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US Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the committee, speaks during the fifth public hearing. Reuters
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Mr Fanone and Penn react to testimony during the fifth public hearing. Reuters
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Jeffrey Clark, former US assistant attorney general, pressured colleagues to sign a letter alleging that Georgia officials had committed voter fraud. AFP
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Former assistant US attorney general Steven Engel, former acting US attorney general Jeffrey Rosen and former acting US deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue attend the fifth public hearing of the US house select committee into the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol. EPA
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Day five of a planned eight hearings. Reuters
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Mr Engel, Mr Rosen and Mr Donoghue prepare to testify. EPA
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Mr Engel, Mr Rosen and Mr Donoghue are sworn in to testify during the fifth hearing. EPA
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Witnesses testified that former president Donald Trump pressured election officials to find votes. Reuters
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Mr Donoghue testified that there was never enough evidence to overturn the 2020 election. Reuters
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Former White House senior adviser Eric Herschmann said of former assistant attorney general Jeff Clark's letter to the Georgia electorate: 'Congratulations. You've just admitted the first step or act you take as attorney general would be committing a felony and violating rule 6C. You're clearly the right candidate for this job.' Reuters
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Michael Fanone, retired Metropolitan Police Department officer, actor and activist Sean Penn and Daniel Hodges, MPD officer, attend the fifth hearing of the select committee. Bloomberg
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Penn shakes hands with Washington Metropolitan police officer Harry Dunn, who was assaulted during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Reuters
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Mr Fanone speaks with Penn at the hearing. Bloomberg
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As an activist, Penn frequently visits Washington to champion many causes. Bloomberg
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Mr Fanone was assaulted during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Reuters
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US Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the committee, speaks during the fifth public hearing. Reuters
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Mr Fanone and Penn react to testimony during the fifth public hearing. Reuters
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Jeffrey Clark, former US assistant attorney general, pressured colleagues to sign a letter alleging that Georgia officials had committed voter fraud. AFP
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