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A second Republican U.S. senator called on Sunday for Trump to resign, saying he could face criminal liability after the storming of the Capitol by his supporters
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Two men photographed carrying zip-ties in the US Capitol Wednesday were charged Sunday in a federal court in the District of Columbia.
Two men photographed carrying zip-ties in the US Capitol on Wednesday (local time) were charged Sunday in a federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots. The charges followed those of three men on Saturday, including a man seen wearing Viking garb and one photographed carrying the Speaker’s lectern in the Capitol while mugging for the camera.
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Trump supporters gesture to US Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. Doug Jensen, an Iowa man at centre, was jailed early Saturday, January 9, 2021 on federal charges.
Eric Gavelek Munchel, 30, was charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.