Pro-Trump aids storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Congress convened to certify the Electoral College chooses, which are expected to confirm Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
Protesters clashed with police and U.S. Senate moves were halted with lawmakers being escorted from the chamber. Protestors freely roamed through the Capitol complex, grouping the Senate chamber, where one man stood on the president of the Senate’s chair and shouted, “Trump won that election!” Vice President Mike Pence, who had been direct over the count of Electoral College votes, was ushered out of the Senate as the U.S. Capitol Complex went into lockdown as Trump champions began breaching the complex.
Several law enforcement officials said at least one person in the Capitol building had been photograph.
Police work to clear the area around the Capitol
Police officers in riot gear line up as protesters meet on the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Congress staffers prolong a rob up their hands while Capitol Police Swat teams secures a room
Congress staffers hold up their possessions while Capitol Police Swat teams check everyone in the room as they secure the floor of Trump suporters in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021.
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A Trump supporter is pepper-sprayed as Capitol Police try to clear the area
Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump’s persist in claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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F.B.I. SWAT walks through the halls of the Capitol
Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swat cooperate patrol the Longworth House Office building after a joint session of Congress to count the votes of the 2020 presidential designation took place in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Paramedics rush a patient during the mount the barricades
Paramedics perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a patient on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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An burgeoning caused by a police munition
An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump cluster in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021.
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Capitol Police clash with Trump champions as they try to clear protesters
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces, as they storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021.
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Capitol Police receive medical treatment after clashes with Trump supporters
Capitol Police fuzz receive medical treatment after clashes with protesters attempting to disrupt the joint session of Congress to corroborate the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
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Protesters climb the stairs and fences of the Capitol
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential voting results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, January 6, 2021.
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A Trump supporter carries a Confederate flag past the halls of the Capitol.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Protesters outside the US Capitol
US President Donald Trumps supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., Opinion States on January 06, 2021.
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Police try to hold protesters back
U.S. Capitol Police officers scuffle with demonstrators after they broke through security fencing outside of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Protesters stand by destroyed media equipment
Supporters of US President Donald Trump stand next to media trappings they destroyed during a protest on JAnuary 6, 2020 outside the Capitol in Washington, DC.
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A protester white horses a Trump flag outside the Capitol
US President Donald Trumps supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., Unanimous States on January 06, 2021.
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Protesters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol
Trump enthusiasts stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress opera to certify the electoral college votes.
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Police detain protesters prearranged Capitol
U.S. Capitol Police stand detain protesters outside of the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Capitol Police stop protesters from entering
A U.S. Capitol police officer throws pepper spray at a protestor attempting to enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 voting results on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 6, 2021.
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View from outside the Capitol as the coppers try to hold protesters at bay
Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol’s Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Congressmen run for cover inside the Capitol
Members of congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a seam session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Capitol Police block the door to the Accommodate floor
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as protesters try to break into the Sporting house Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Members wear emergency gas masks as rioters lay siege to the Capitol
People are seen 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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Colleagues of Congress shelter in place
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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A protesters gains access to the Senate legislature
A protester dangled from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on January 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Protesters astonish control of the Senate chamber
Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint conference today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump.
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A Trump supporter sits at the desk of Speaker Nancy Pelosi
A supporter of US President Donald Trump sits reversed the office of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as he protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021.
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Capitol Police try to gain control outside the Capitol
Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break in the course a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
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Protesters walk freely inside the Capitol
Assistants of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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A protester poses for a photo innards everted the Capitol
Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol’s Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Capitol Police clash with protesters trying to access the Capitol building
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump feud with police officers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021.
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A protester heart the Capitol building
A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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A view of protesters outside the Capitol building
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021.
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Trump devotees protesting outside the Capitol
Crowds arrive for the “Stop the Steal” rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump followers gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 appointment.
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A make-shift gallows seen in front of the U.S. Capitol as Trump supporters look on
Followers of US President Donald Trump gather across from the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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Trump releases Twitter video asking protesters to go home
US President Donald Trump is seen on TV from a video letter released on Twitter, seen in an empty Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on January 6, 2020.
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