Wednesday, January 6th will be remembered as a day of infamy in the annals of American history. A day in which armed insurrectionists overtook the inner chambers of the United States Capitol Building as the Congress undertook a Constitutionally-mandated function of the federal government, that of ceremoniously recording the duly certified electoral votes of every state in our Union, thereby affirming the win of President-Elect Joe Biden.
There should be no mistaking the fact that President Trump is directly responsible for this attack. He has been noncommittal to the peaceful transfer of power since the presidential debates. He has also refused to concede to President-Elect Biden in the weeks following the election, even after the resolution of numerous state-level and Constitutional processes that have clearly demarcated Mr. Biden as the winner.
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In the aftermath of the siege of the United States Capitol Building, leaders around the world were quick to release statements regarding the shocking event. Unlike the abundantly clear divisions
Gov. Chris Sununu reiterated Thursday that he believes President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, but he again declined to say whether he believes the president should have been impeached by the House or should be convicted by the Senate.
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This man, Richard Barnett, of Arkansas, was one of 13 people charged in Federal court in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Here he is shown in Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office, filming himself.
Thirteen individuals have been charged so far in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. In addition to those who have been charged, additional complaints have been submitted and investigations are ongoing.
“The lawless destruction of the U.S. Capitol building was an attack against one of our Nation’s greatest institutions,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin. “My Office, along with our law enforcement partners at all levels, have been expeditiously working and leveraging every resource to identify, arrest, and begin prosecuting these individuals who took part in the brazen criminal acts at the U.S. Capitol. We ar