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As Trump prepares to address Congress, here's how he's testing the boundary of his authority

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President Donald Trump will deliver a speech to Congress on Tuesday night .

The speech will take place in the chamber where lawmakers crouched in fear four years ago while a mob of his supporters roamed the halls.

It's the same House chamber where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a hero's welcome for fighting off Russia ’s invasion in the first year of that war.

Trump will stand on the dais where Pelosi, then the House speaker, was whisked to safety as the mob ransacked the Capitol .

He will look out over rows of lawmakers, some blocked the back door to the chamber as Capitol Police were fending off rioters, steps away from where Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed.

The threat of Jan. 6, 2021 , hangs over the building.

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31

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semi-formal

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English

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51

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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