Mockery of justice: Former US Prez Donald Trump slams US Congress probe into Capitol Hill riots

Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the US Congress-led probe into last year’s Capitol Hill riots and called the panel a ‘mockery of justice’.

Former US President Donald Trump slammed the US Congress-led probe into the 2021 Capitol Hill riots on Monday and called the panel a "mockery of justice" and a "Kangaroo Court hoping to distract the American people from the great pain they are experiencing."

Trump said this in his first extended reaction to the probe Monday evening, with a rambling 12-page statement.

Appearing in a pre-recorded deposition at a congressional hearing into the 2021 assault on the US Capitol, former attorney general Bill Barr described his then-boss as having no interest in the facts that debunked his groundless narrative.

"I was demoralized because I thought, boy... he's become detached from reality if he really believes this stuff," Barr told the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection by supporters of Trump.

"When I went into this and would tell him how crazy some of these allegations were, there was never an indication of interest in the actual facts," said Barr, who likened addressing Trump's avalanche of false allegations with playing the game "whack-a-mole."

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The panel is holding six hearings throughout June to outline its case that the riot at the seat of US democracy in Washington was the culmination of a seven-step conspiracy by Trump and his inner circle to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden.