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Mike Pence's wife was forced to draw the curtains to conceal the then-vice president's whereabouts after a violent mob came within 40ft of him during the Capitol riot last year, it emerged on Thursday.

The then-vice president was targeted by Donald Trump's supporters on January 6, 2021 after failing to heed his demand to halt the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election.

The real and immediate danger to Mr Pence's life was revealed by the congressional committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack in grim detail on Thursday.

In a live televised hearing, the committee outlined a plot by some of the rioters "to kill Mr Pence if given a chance".

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