U.S. people gather outside the Capitol for a protest on Jan. 6.
During the protests against election fraud in Washington, the U.S. Capitol was hit by a violent attack on January 6. Five people have been confirmed dead. Including one Capitol Police officer who allegedly died as a result of the riot. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has resigned.
According to CNN, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Sund has been criticized for his lack of preparedness for the riot and has decided to resign, effective Jan. 16.
Sund said the riot was the first he had seen in 30 years of law enforcement, and that law enforcement officers were attacked with weapons by protesters, with more than 50 officers injured and some hospitalized with serious injuries.
On Jan. 6, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Sander’s resignation, saying that security officer Mike Stenger, who is in charge of security at the venue, will also submit his resignation, according to the report.
White House Deputy Director Chris Liddell (Chris Liddell) has issued a memo to Cabinet agencies on January 6, saying that according to the usual practice, all appointees of the current president (Trump) need to be prepared to submit a formal letter of resignation to the president on January 20, after which power will be transferred to the incoming president.
The U.S. Congress held a joint session on the 6th and certified the Electoral College votes of Democratic candidate Joe Biden as the winner on the 7th.
At least 52 people were arrested in the clashes that left 4 dead
During the joint session of Congress on the 6th, a small crowd of protesters outside Congress entered the Capitol, disrupting the certification process, evacuating lawmakers and putting the Capitol on lockdown.
President Trump directed the Virginia National Guard to Washington, D.C. The Maryland National Guard also rushed to D.C. Later, Trump released a video calling for protesters to go home.
Washington DC police said in a press conference late on the 6th that at least 52 people were arrested, 47 for curfew violations. Another four people died. One of them was a woman who was shot inside the Capitol. The other three were an adult female and two adult males. They each had medical emergencies and eventually died.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the incident.
The Liberty Times reports that on January 8, another Capitol Police officer was reported dead as a result of the riot, bringing the death toll to five.
Michael Sherwin, the District of Columbia’s top federal prosecutor, said on Jan. 7 that 55 cases had been filed in the past 36 hours, most of them related to the break-in at the U.S. Capitol.
Democratic members of Congress, some Republican members of Congress and the mainstream media blamed President Trump for the violent break-in.
Trump’s repeated tweets through social media on the 6th exhorting supporters to go home peacefully as well as videos have been deleted by Facebook, Twitter and other companies and have frozen Trump’s use of his account for over 12 hours.
Gates: Antifa members break into the Capitol
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) said on the House floor on Jan. 7 that some of the protesters who broke into the Capitol were “members of the violent terrorist group Antifa,” and that they were “masquerading as Trump supporters. “
In response to a question about the organization to which the protesters who stormed the Capitol belonged, prosecutor Sherwin said they are still looking for evidence of organized command and control.
“It looks like there may have been some loose connections, but it doesn’t look like there was any particular ‘militia group’ that planned or was affiliated with those we’re specifically charging,” he said. “This is only the first 24 hours of the investigation. So a lot could happen in the next few days.”
In response to a question about whether Capitol Police officers violated their duties, Sherwin said federal prosecutors “are investigating all of the people involved.” At the time of the incident, Capitol police opened a barricade for the protesters and allowed them to enter the Capitol.
He said they will also be watching for statements from President Trump and rally speakers.
We are investigating all participants, and anyone involved,” he said. If the evidence meets the elements of a crime, they will be prosecuted.”
White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said at a press conference on the 7th that the violence in Washington DC on the 6th was shocking and that the president and this administration expressed their strongest condemnation.
“What we saw yesterday was a violent mob that undermined the legitimacy of the tens of thousands of people who came to the capital to peacefully assemble and speak out under the First Amendment.” McInerney said, “These people who violently stormed Congress are the opposite of the ideas that we support in this administration.”
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