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Horrific mob scenes dominate Trump's impeachment trial//

Chilling video evidence on the first day of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, showing his frenzied supporters smashing their way into the US Capitol, revived a national trauma.

Combined with a botched, illogical opening by his defense team, it also raised a perennial question: what exactly would it take for Republican senators to finally hold the ex-President to account?

The graphic footage, taken from multiple cellphone cameras and television feeds on January 6, showed the moment when a crowd goaded by Trump invaded Congress just at the moment when lawmakers were certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.

The horrific scenes, played by House Democratic impeachment managers, put viewers inside the raging mob. It brought them into ornate congressional chambers as rioters chanting Trump's name and "Stop the Steal" hunted lawmakers and then-Vice President Mike Pence.