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In rarity, Trump judicial nominee says US Capitol was attacked on January 6

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A Kentucky state court judge nominated by President Donald Trump to a seat on the federal bench broke with the president's other judicial nominees on Wednesday by saying some rioters had been "attacking" the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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