“No one other than President Donald Trump himself is more responsible for Wednesday’s coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol than one Joshua David Hawley, the 41-year-old junior senator from Missouri, who put out a fundraising appeal while the siege was underway,” the editors wrote.
“This, Sen. Hawley, is what law-breaking and destruction look like. This is not a protest, but a riot. One woman who was apparently part of the pro-Trump mob was fatally shot by Capitol Police as lawmakers took cover. Some of those whose actions Trump encouraged and later condoned brought along their Confederate flags,” they continued, adding that the Missouri Republican’s “actions in the last week had such impact that he deserves an impressive share of the blame for the blood that’s been shed.”
2 House members confronted each other during the Pennsylvania objection debate. Here s what happened.
From CNN s Kristin Wilson and Daniella Diaz
Two members of the House confronted each other on the House floor over a push to strike another members remarks from the record.
It began when Rep. Morgan Griffith, a Republican from Virginia, objected to what Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Conor Lamb said during the Pennsylvania Electoral College challenge debate.
This is what Lamb said that led to GOP members objecting: Enough has been done today here today already to try to strip this Congress of its dignity and these objectors don t need to do anymore. We know that that attack today, it didn t materialize out of nowhere, it was inspired by lies, the same lies that you re hearing in this room tonight. And the members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves, their constituents should be ashamed of them, he said.
Congress was forced to abruptly halt its session on counting Electoral College votes won by President-elect Joe Biden as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol. But the counting resumed, and Biden’s win was certified.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is going forward with his plan to object to Pennsylvania's Electoral College results, even as many of the 14 GOP senators who had supported challenging the election results are backing down.