Mob attack showcases Capitol security failures By Associated Press | January 7, 2021 at 10:48 AM EST - Updated January 7 at 8:31 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
8:10 p.m.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has accepted the resignation of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger a day after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol.
The Kentucky Republican said Thursday in a statement that he had earlier requested the resignation and later received it. He says Stengerâs resignation is effective immediately.
McConnell says Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Jennifer Hemingway will now be acting sergeant-at-arms.
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After pro-Trump violent protests broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Congress reconvened at night and certified that Joe Biden is the winner of the presidential election. Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff for communications and social media director, released the following statement on behalf of President Trump:
“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. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!”
But the Capitol Police had already lost control.
Some of those deployments came almost an hour after the mob put the Capitol into lockdown.
Mr Rosen did not issue a public statement condemning the violence until roughly four hours after the riots began.
Capitol Police overrun
A long-time DC local police leader, from the Metropolitan Police Department, told CNN, There is no denying that Capitol Police was extremely overwhelmed today. I ve never seen the Capitol under siege like that. By the time the Capitol Police asked for help, the crowd was already inside the building, another federal law enforcement official said.
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