The Latest: Hearing on Capitol riot wraps; little new info
May 12, 2021
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1of4FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021 file photo, an American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington.Patrick Semansky/APShow MoreShow Less
2of4Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding the on Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)Jonathan Ernst/APShow MoreShow Less
3of4FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon. Miller, President Donald Trump s acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops to the building would fan fears of a military coup and could cause a repeat of
Washington U.S. Sen. Gary Peters announced Tuesday that his committee will convene an oversight hearing next week with former Capitol security and police officials to examine the security failures during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Invited to testify at the Feb. 23 hearing are former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police Steven Sund; former House sergeant at arms Paul D. Irving; former Senate sergeant at arms Michael Stenger; and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee.
Sund, Irving and Stenger were the three top Capitol security officials at the time of the insurrection. All three resigned under pressure in the wake of the riot, in which five people died, including a Capitol police officer.
This Is Urgent : Nancy Pelosi Says Congress Is Prepared to Pursue Trump s Impeachment 2.5K Shares
Yesterday, American democracy came under attack but we refuse to be bullied into abandoning our duty to the people.Posted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, January 7, 2021
In a statement issued on Jan. 7 following the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office 13 days before the end of his term as president. The riots, perpetuated by Trump s false claims of election fraud, saw thousands of armed Trump supporters storm the Capitol building and resulted in four confirmed deaths and 68 people arrested, according to Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III. Pelosi is one of many to call for Trump s impeachment over the last 24 hours, in addition to Congresswoman Cori Bush, Representative Ilhan Omar, and Re
Five key updates from US Capitol chaos overnight - Number of deaths, Trump response and Irish leaders react irishmirror.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irishmirror.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat. But after hours of chaos in which police battled to regain control, lawmakers returned to Congress to begin certifying Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.