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Federal investigators are still examining Donald Trump’s role in inciting the attack on the US Capitol.
Departing acting US attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin confirmed that the former president is still under investigation over the 6 January putsch in an interview with CBS 60 Minutes on Sunday.
Peter Stone report for us today from Washington that Roger Stone faces fresh scrutiny as the Capitol attack investigation expands:
As the federal investigation of the 6 January Capitol insurrection expands, scrutiny of Donald Trump’s decades-long ally Roger Stone is expected to intensify, given his links to at least four far-right Oath Keepers and Proud Boys who had been charged, plus Stone’s incendiary comments at rallies the night before the riot and in prior weeks, say ex-prosecutors and Stone associates
Related: Roger Stone faces fresh scrutiny as Capitol attack investigation expands
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