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Donald Trump’s hours of silence while a violent mob ransacked the Capitol – egged on by his own words and tweets – could be plausibly construed as agreement with rioters’ actions, a federal judge suggested Monday.

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Judge mulls whether Trump’s silence on Jan. 6 could amount to ‘agreement’ with rioters