Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) "screamed" at an officer for not doing "enough" to protect senators as the U.S. Capitol was being breached last week.
Inside the Capitol siege: Barricaded lawmakers, aides sounded pleas for help as police lost control
Karoun Demirjian, Carol D. Leonnig, Paul Kane and Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post
Jan. 9, 2021
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Congressional staff members are evacuated by the Capitol Police after protesters breached the U.S. Capitol interrupting a joint congressional session to certify the electoral college vote in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.Photo by Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote. A top adviser to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stepped out of the ornate chamber for a short break.
The president is increasingly isolated. He has been abandoned by his allies and has few defenders, as administration officials resign in disgust and blame the president for inciting the deadly riot.
Most Republicans may be content with Trump riding out the final 12 days of his administration.
There appears to be minimal GOP support for impeachment, and efforts to oust him through the 25th Amendment have stalled.
Trump also seems unlikely to resign on his own. One source close to the president flatly rejected the prospect of Trump resigning before Jan. 20.
Biden on Friday indicated that there is such little time left that the best option may just be to ride it out.