FILE PHOTO: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) questions a witness during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019. Samuel Corum/Pool via Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nine Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute ex-President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial reflect America's racial, ethnic and sexual diversity, in stark contrast to the white nationalist imagery that marked the mob of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.
Trump urged his followers to "fight" to overturn his election loss to President Joe Biden in a fiery speech on Jan. 6. Hundreds -- some carrying or wearing racist and anti-Semitic symbols -- then attacked Congress in a siege that left five dead and drove lawmakers into hiding.
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