The rioters had entered the House wing and were attempting to enter the Speaker's Lobby just outside the House chamber. Bruno Joseph Cua, 18, of Milton, GA was arrested by #FBI Atlanta Friday on charges relating to criminal acts at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. [197] Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) exasperatedly threw up his hands and directly criticized several fellow Republicans who were challenging President-elect Biden's electoral votes, yelling to them, "This is what you've gotten, guys. [309] At 3:45 p.m., Stenger told Sund he would ask Mitch McConnell for help expediting the National Guard authorization. [192][188] This criticism did not affect evangelical support for Donald Trump. Amid the DC riots, Trump supporters reportedly also gathered at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, according to reports and a staffer who works in the Capitol. "[198] Several members of Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough's staff carried the boxes of Electoral College votes and documentation out of the chamber to hidden safe rooms within the building. [33] On the morning of January 6, at a "Save America" rally on the Ellipse, Trump repeated false claims of election irregularities[34] and said, "if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore". Subscriber For a detailed timeline of the events in Washington D.C. and its aftermath, see. [22] All had been released from the hospital by January 11. [65] The FBI has received more than 200,000 digital media tips from the public. 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The staffer said that he noticed between 100 and 200 Trump supporters waving American flags across from the Capitol building, but that at the time, he believed the protesters to be peaceful. [474] As of February 11, 2021, at least 219 people have been arrested and charged with crimes. Alpharetta police … [81][82], On December 18, four days after the Electoral College voted, Trump called for supporters to attend a rally before the January 6 Congressional vote count, to continue his challenge to the validity of several states' election results. Neo-Nazi and Völkisch-inspired neopagan apparel was also worn by some participants during the riots, including a shirt emblazoned with references to the Auschwitz–Birkenau concentration camp and its motto, Arbeit macht frei (German for "work makes you free"). [486] Trump was impeached for the second time on January 13. [311] Capitol Police chief Steven Sund said his officers' slow response to the rioting was due to their being preoccupied by the improvised explosive devices found near the Capitol. [166][196] A police officer carrying a semi-automatic weapon appeared on the floor and stood between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). [391] A 19th-century marble bust of President Zachary Taylor was defaced with what seemed to be blood, but the most important works in the Capitol collection, such as the John Trumbull paintings, were unharmed. [452], Many participants in the Capitol attack planned and coordinated their actions using alt-tech microblogging service Parler. Go there ready for war. [316][317] Hogan's requests of the Defense Department to authorize National Guard troops to be deployed at the Capitol initially were denied in multiple instances. [312] Regarding calls for the president to be prosecuted for inciting the violence that led to the five deaths,[469][470] Sherwin suggested that Trump could be investigated for comments he made to his supporters before they stormed the Capitol. At 4:22 p.m., Trump issued a video message on social media that was later taken down by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. [407], In another unusual move, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and all of the other Joint Chiefs[a] issued a statement on January 12 condemning the storming of the Capitol, reminding personnel of their sworn obligation to support and defend the Constitution, that Biden was about to become their commander-in-chief and stating that "the rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection.

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