Riot aftermath: Still-shaken lawmakers, troops stand guard
February 7, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Jan. 6, the U.S. Capitol was besieged by supporters of Donald Trump angered by the then-president's election loss. While lawmakers inside the building were voting to affirm Democrat Joe Biden's win, Trump loyalists were marching to Capitol Hill and breaking in. Five people died in the violent melee, including a police officer. Trump's impeachment trial begins Tuesday on a charge that he incited the riot.
A look at what happened that day and the fallout since:
WHAT HAPPENED?
The Capitol Police had planned only for a free speech demonstration. Law enforcement was badly outnu...
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