An insurrection at the US Capitol
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Authorities remove protesters from the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back protesters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021.
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Protesters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber inside the Capitol on Wednesday.
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U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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A person on a stretcher is placed in an ambulance outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier during protests at the U.S. Capitol today, prompting U.S. Capitol Police to take further security measures.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
John Minchillo / AP
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With the White House in the background, people arrive to listen to speakers Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
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Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021.
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With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Vice President Pence arrives at the joint session of Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden election win.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives Wednesday for the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden, during a joint session of Congress.
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Vice President Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election on Wednesday.
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Boxes containing Electoral College votes are carried into a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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With the U.S. Capitol in the background, members of the National Guard stand behind newly placed fencing around the Capitol grounds the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.
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