An advisory released Wednesday by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District revealed the complexity of street closures during President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration along with plans to restrict access to parking lots, loading docks and other locations. The rules go into effect Friday.
The local Metropolitan Police Department also has succinct suggestions for citizens and the sparse populations of visitors who still linger in the city:
“Report suspicious activities. Law enforcement agencies are requesting businesses and residents report any suspicious activities to the MPD. Suspicious activities could include, but are not limited to: graffiti, pamphlets and destruction of items of a political nature. In addition, MPD is requesting property owners preserve video and camera footage to assist in current and future investigations,” the advisory said.
President Trump called on Americans on Wednesday night not to engage in political violence, while he criticized Big Tech for "dangerous" censorship following the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The Trump impeachment: What did Pennsylvania’s Congressmen and women have to say about it? PennLive.com 1/13/2021 Charles Thompson, pennlive.com
In the end, President Donald Trump’s hold on the Pennsylvania Republican Congressional delegation - and perhaps state GOP politics - was reaffirmed Wednesday as all nine of the state’s Republican U.S. House members voted against Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment.
Democrats had moved for the sanction, arguing that Trump incited violence against the United States government during a Washington D.C. rally on Jan. 6.
Trump encouraged his supporters to march on the Capitol, where the final certification of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory was taking place, and when the crowd arrived there, the protect accelerated into a full-on mob attack as the House and Senate were in session.
Inside the Capitol for Impeachment: National Guard in Every Corner
One week after the siege of the Capitol, lawmakers impeached President Trump a second time under heavily armed guard.
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The troops lined the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday as the House of Representatives prepared to vote to impeach President Trump one week after he incited a mob to overrun the complex.CreditCredit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Jan. 13, 2021
WASHINGTON They slept on the marble floors, lined up for coffee in the 24-hour snack bar and marveled at the marble likenesses of the nation’s founders in the Rotunda and Statuary Hall. They snapped photos with their phones, ate pizza and sometimes played cards, their M4 carbines at their sides.
The House on Wednesday impeached President Trump for inciting a violent insurrection against the United States government, as 10 members of the president’s party joined Democrats to charge him with high crimes and misdemeanors for an unprecedented second time.