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Unpacking Trump's defense in Jan. 6 case

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday in a federal courthouse just blocks from Capitol Hill -- where his alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election culminated in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. CBS News' Robert Costa and Scott MacFarlane report on the proceedings, then CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe examines what the former president's defense is likely to be.
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