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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Additional evidence shows just how hard ex-President Trump tried to overturn democracy after his election defeat last year. The House Oversight Committee released documents showing that Trump tried to involve law enforcement in his scheme. Carolyn Maloney is the committee chair. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) CAROLYN MALONEY: President Trump repeatedly pressured the Department of Justice to overturn the election he had lost. INSKEEP: The defeated president pushed the Justice Department to engage in schemes that were so baseless that his own appointees refused. NPR congressional reporter Claudia Grisales is here. Good morning. CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve.

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