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Biden says Jan. 6 hearings important because same pro-Trump forces are ‘at work today’

LOS ANGELES — President Biden on Friday said the Jan. 6 hearings that premiered in Congress late Thursday are important because the public needs to understand that the threat from pro-Trump forces remains real.

“It’s important the American people understand what truly happened, and to understand that the same forces that led Jan. 6 to remain at work today,” the president said at the port of Los Angeles.

Mr. Biden said the hearings show that democracy was at stake during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“I have to admit to you — I never thought it was going to be this straightforward of a challenge,” Mr.