“On January 6, 2021, supporters of
U.S. president Donald Trump stormed the
United States Capitol. The event disrupted a
joint session of Congress during which the
Electoral College vote was to be certified, affirming
Joe Biden's victory in the
2020 presidential election. The event followed numerous failed
attempts by Trump and his supporters to overturn the election results. ... The demonstration culminated in a riot, in which the Capitol was stormed by Trump supporters. Congress was in session at the time, conducting the
Electoral College vote count and debating the results of the vote. As the protesters arrived, Capitol security evacuated the
Senate and
House of Representatives chambers and locked down several other buildings on the Capitol campus. Protesters broke past security to enter the Capitol, occupying the evacuated Senate chamber while guards drew handguns to prevent entry to the evacuated House floor. Several buildings in the
Capitol complex were evacuated, and all buildings in the complex were subsequently locked down. ... The crowd was dispersed out of the US Capitol later that evening. The process to certify Electoral College results resumed shortly after 8 p.m. and continued to its conclusion the following morning. The riots and storming of the Capitol were described as
insurrection,
sedition, and
domestic terrorism. Some news outlets labeled the act as an attempted
coup d'état by Trump. The incident was the first time the Capitol had been overrun since the 1814
burning of Washington by the
British during the
War of 1812. ...”
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