How Trumpâs Calls to G.O.P. Lawmakers Fit in the Timeline of the Capitol Riot
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Senate resumes From the Trump rally to the violent breach of the Capitol and its aftermath, here is a moment-by-moment look at some of the pivotal events of Jan. 6, including President Donald J. Trumpâs calls to Senate and House Republicans when rioters had already breached the Capitol building.
Before the Break-In
At least 21 current or former members of US Army or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near Capitol, with dozens more being investigated
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D), was on the Senate floor Jan. 6, debating on the certification of the Arizona vote for the U.S. Presidential election when it was announced there was a security concern.
“Within a matter of minutes, we rushed off the Senate floor and to a private stairway, past windows where I saw a mob carrying baseball bats, pipes, Trump flags, Confederate flags,” Blumenthal said.
Blumenthal was among those who went “down the stairs, into a tunnel, and into a safe place.” when rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol building on Jan 6 during the certification of the electoral college votes. By the end of it all, at least five people, including a Capitol Police officer and a woman shot by police, died. As of Friday, USA Today reported various changes that will be made to inauguration festivities because of safety concerns, from U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden (D) not taking an Amtrak to Washington D.C., to many states beefing up security around their own cap
Georgia man arrested for rioting at Capitol commits suicide
The investment manager was found dead in his Georgia home.
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A Georgia man who was arrested for participating in last week’s insurrection has died by suicide, 11Alive reports. According to the outlet, 53-year-old investment manager Christopher Stanton Georgia was found dead in his Alpharetta home with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Georgia’s death is currently under investigation by the Alpharetta Police Department. Officers removed two semi-automatic SKS rifles from his home and described his family members as “extremely distressed” in a police report.
Documents from the Superior Court of D.C. show that Georgia was charged with attempting to “enter certain property, that is, the United States Capitol Grounds, against the will of the United States Capitol Police.”