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A congressional investigation into the deadly storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday will encompass a probe into whether pro-Trump insurgents enjoyed “some level of support on the inside” as they mounted their attack, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio said Friday.
Ryan, a onetime presidential candidate who chairs the Legislative Branch subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, which includes the United States Capitol Police in its jurisdiction, told the Hill Friday that videos that appear to show officers cooperating with the mob “will be thoroughly examined.”
In the days since the infiltration, footage that Ryan called “disturbing” has emerged of Capitol Police officers standing by while pro-Trump insurrectionists file into the building. Other clips, including one where an officer appears to take a selfie with one of the rioters, have also elicited concern on Capitol Hill.
Updated at 9:41 p.m. ET Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey is the second Republican U.S. senator to call for President Trump's resignation in the wake of
After the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol last week, many lawmakers were appalled at President
Donald Trump and how his rhetoric enticed his legion of supporters to engage in a deadly riot.
Some Democratic members of Congress immediately began making moves to impeach Trump. However, one congressman believes if it happens, it won’t take place until after President-elect
Joe Biden‘s
As the riot played out on the Capitol Wednesday, Rep.
Ilhan Omar said in a tweet that she would be “drawing up Articles of Impeachment,” and that lawmakers “can’t allow him to remain in office,” even for only two more weeks.