What Trump Said to Supporters on Jan. 6 Before Their Capitol Riot
Democrats, seeking to impeach the president, say his comments incited the crowd to storm the building while lawmakers were certifying Biden’s election The Wall Street Journal analyzed hours of video and audio from the Capitol riot to better understand how a mob of thousands overran police and attacked the U.S. Capitol. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann A Wall Street Journal Roundup Updated Jan. 12, 2021 7:50 pm ET
WASHINGTON At a rally at the Ellipse here on Jan. 6, President Trump urged supporters to march to the Capitol as he repeated his false claims of voter fraud and called on Vice President Mike Pence, who would preside over a joint session of Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, to step in and reject the election results.
Here’s what we’re watching ahead of the opening bell on Wednesday.
U.S. stock futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of key inflation data and a vote by lawmakers on impeaching President Trump during his final week in office. Contracts linked to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 both slipped 0.2%.
What’s Coming Up
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The Fed releases its beige book report on U.S. economic conditions at 2 p.m. ET.
The House voted to impeach President Trump for an unprecedented second time, alleging he encouraged a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol as part of an effort to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s election win. Mitch McConnell doesn’t plan to bring the Senate back before Jan. 19, meaning a trial would occur during Mr. Biden’s term.