By Erin Cox
Editor
Jan 7, 2021
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. | AP Photo/Julio Cortez Julio Cortez
The storming of the Capitol by a mob on Wednesday as the United States Congress convened to certify President-elect Joe Biden s victory drew heavy criticism and ultimately led to several legislators to not challenge the victory.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) addressed senators as the Senate reconvened saying the Senate would not be intimidated.
âWe are back at our posts. We will discharge our duty under the Constitution for our nation. And we are going to do it tonight, McConnell said. âThis afternoon, Congress began the process of honoring the will of the American people and counting the Electoral College votes. We have fulfilled this solemn duty every four years for more than two centuries. Whether our nation has been at war or at peace
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After a violent mob attacked the U.S Capitol on Jan 6., 2021, resulting in destruction and at least four deaths, the number of people resigning from incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration grew.
Many sought to distance themselves from the violent events of that day that appeared to be encouraged by Trump in a speech he made rejecting the results of the November 2020 presidential election. The mob sought unsuccessfully to disrupt Congress’ certification of Joe Biden as president-elect, which was taking place on the same day.
The resignations occurred just two weeks before the official end of the Trump presidency. Below is a running list of aides and officials who resigned from office following the events of Jan. 6, along with any public statements they made:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thinks it’s dangerous for his party to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s election triumph. But some Republicans are charging ahead anyway.
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Pence officially declared Biden the winner at 3:41 a.m. EST. Not long after, Trump released a statement through a White House social media account, acknowledging Biden s win, a first. Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump s statement said.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell directly rebuked the attempt by some Republicans to overturn the election of President-elect Joe Biden and give President Donald Trump a second term on Wednesday, comparing the effort to Democrats doubting the outcome of previous presidential elections they lost. We cannot keep drifting apart into two separate tribes with a separate set of facts and separate reality with nothing in common except our hostility to reality with nothing in common except our hostility towards each other and mistrust for the national institutions that we all share, McConnell said from the Senate floor at the start of a debate over the certification of election results from Arizona, which went to Biden. Every time in the last 30 years that Democrats have lost a presidential race, they ve tried to challenge, just like this.