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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign, according to media reports on Thursday, a day after the federal force charged with protecting Congress was unable to keep supporters of Republican President Donald Trump from storming the building.
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had called on Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund to step down after officers in the 2,000-member force fell back as crowds advanced on Wednesday.
That enabled Trump supporters angry about his election defeat to invade the halls of Congress to disrupt certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Other officers fought to keep lawmakers and staff safe.
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Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds on Jan 7, 2021 in Washington. (Photo: AP/John Minchillo)
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WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund to resign on Thursday (Jan 7), after the federal force charged with protecting Congress allowed supporters of Republican President Donald Trump to storm the Capitol, sending lawmakers fleeing.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign, according to media reports on Thursday, a day after the federal force charged with protecting Congress was unable to keep supporters of Republican President Donald Trump from storming the building.
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had called on Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund to step down after officers in the 2,000-member force fell back as crowds advanced on Wednesday.
That enabled Trump supporters angry about his election defeat to invade the halls of Congress to disrupt certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Other officers fought to keep lawmakers and staff safe.
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By Sara Marcus
Updated Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 11:24 am
Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:55 pm | כ ג טבת תשפ א
Updated Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 11:24 am
Capitol police officers in riot gear push back demonstrators who try to break a door of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
After a mob of the President’s supporters broke into the Capitol on Wednesday and ransacked the building while elected officials feared for their lives, many current and former politicians and prominent government officials have issued forceful condemnations of the attack.
The Senate and Congress stayed in session until the early hours of the morning, deliberately foiling the attempts of the mob who tried to stop them from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign, according to media reports on Thursday, a day after the federal force charged with protecting Congress was unable to keep supporters of Republican President Donald Trump from storming the building.
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had called on Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund to step down after officers in the 2,000-member force fell back as crowds advanced on Wednesday.
That enabled Trump supporters angry about his election defeat to invade the halls of Congress to disrupt certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Other officers fought to keep lawmakers and staff safe.