Graphic riot videos not enough to convict Trump, some Republican senators say


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  • Thursday, 11 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with police officers trying to drive them out of the building near the U.S. House Chamber on January 6 in a still photo from U.S. Capitol Security footage that was introduced as evidence by House impeachment managers during the impeachment trial of former President Trump on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2021. U.S. Senate/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Multiple Republican senators found graphic videos of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol upsetting but suggested they would not lead them to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection.

The House of Representatives' Democrats prosecuting Trump in his second impeachment trial on Wednesday leaned heavily on the threat posed to Republicans, including then-Vice President Mike Pence, by hundreds of Trump supporters attempting to stop Congress from certifying his election defeat.

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