Congress to certify Trumps election win as shadow of 2020 Capitol riot looms

The US Congress will certify Donald Trump’s presidential election victory on Monday in an event heavy with symbolism four years to the day since the he incited a violent mob to disrupt a similar ceremony in a bid to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The vice-president, Kamala Harris, Trump’s defeated Democratic opponent in November’s election, will preside over a joint Senate and House of Representatives session to validate the result, which longstanding convention dictates should be a mere formality in the peaceful transfer of power. However, the proceedings will take place amid unprecedented security measures from US Capitol and Washington

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