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A US Capitol Police officer is being hailed as a hero after video shows him diverting a pro-Trump mob that breached the Capitol away from the Senate chamber.
They came from across America, summoned by President Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor
Jensen chased Goodman, who led him and the mob away from the Senate floor. The group, all white men, followed the Black officer into a group of police in a back corridor outside the Senate. "His name is USCP Officer Eugene Goodman. Remember his name. He almost certainly saved lives on Wednesday," tweeted CNN reporter Kristin Wilson. IGOR BOBIC/TWITTER/SCREENSHOT "My thanks, Officer Goodman. THANK YOU." Jensen was later arrested by the FBI on five federal charges. A Capitol Police officer was among five people who died as a result of the violence, fuelled by President Trump's baseless clai...
Updated Jan 11, 2021 Records Prove The Obvious: Fervent Trump Fans Fueled The Capitol Siege The insurrectionist mob incited by Trump consisted of GOP officials, political donors, far-right extremists, white supremacists and QAnon conspiracy followers. Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus and Jim Mustian WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor. “Big protest in D...
Despite right-wing claims, the insurrectionist mob that stormed the American seat of government overwhelmingly included GOP officials and political donors, far-right militants, white supremacists, and QAnon conspiracy theorists