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Star Tribune reporter gives firsthand account of D.C. chaos

Mob breaches the U.S. Capitol.
Supporters of President Donald Trump enter the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, in Washington, D.C.
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We’re hearing more stories from those who were working in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday when it was stormed by pro-Trump insurrectionists.

One of them was Star Tribune Washington correspondent Jim Spencer, who was in the House press gallery when the mob broke into the building.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Spencer about that experience.