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THE first person to face trial over the storming of the US Capitol has been found guilty on all counts by a court.

Guy Reffitt, from Texas, was convicted of five charges today, including the obstruction of an official proceeding and interfering with police in a riot.

Jurors took under four hours to unanimously convict the 49-year-old.

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