Trump aimed ‘loaded cannon’ of supporters at Capitol, say Democrats

Former US president Donald Trump (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the US Capitol, Democrats in the House of Representatives have said.

The Democrats’ legal brief ahead of Mr Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate forcefully links the former president’s baseless efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election to the deadly riot at the Capitol on January 6.