Topic: insurrection

More than 300 charged in deadly assault on US Capitol, Justice official says

More than 300 charged in deadly assault on US Capitol, Justice official says

Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Feb 27 05:16 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the deadly storming of the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters, and at least 280 have been arrested, acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin told reporters on Friday.   Read more »

Trump supporters want to 'blow up' US Capitol, police chief warns

Trump supporters want to 'blow up' US Capitol, police chief warns

Susan Cornwell and Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 05:34 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump supporters who launched a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol last month have indicated they want to "blow up" the building and kill members of Congress, the acting chief of the Capitol Police said on Thursday.   Read more »

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 09:36 PM

WASHINGTON - The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump tried to influence the result of Georgia's 2020 presidential election suggested the former president knew what he was doing when he asked a state official to "find" one more vote than he needed to win.   Read more »

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Jonathan Oatis and Rollo Ross, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 10:29 AM

As the 76th anniversary on Wednesday of the liberation of Auschwitz draws closer, Bill Harvey, who survived the concentration camp, said he was shocked by displays of anti-Semitism during the U.S. Capitol riot. Read more »

US House of Representatives delivers impeachment case to Senate

US House of Representatives delivers impeachment case to Senate

Saul Loeb, AFP
Posted at Jan 26 09:14 AM

Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson along with House Sergeant-at-Arms Tim Blodgett lead the Democratic House impeachment managers as they walk in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill to deliver to the Senate the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC on Monday.  Read more »

Off-duty cops, other officials face reckoning after rallying for Trump in D.C.

Off-duty cops, other officials face reckoning after rallying for Trump in D.C.

Linda So, Andrea Januta and Mike Berens, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 07:18 AM

From off-duty police to firefighters, state lawmakers, teachers, municipal workers and at least one active-duty military officer, dozens of public servants from across the United States joined the protests in Washington that turned into a siege on the U.S. Capitol. The mob’s violent effort aimed to block Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s election as president. Read more »

Donald Trump impeached for second time

Donald Trump impeached for second time

David Morgan and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 14 06:45 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday made Donald Trump the first U.S. president ever to be impeached twice, formally charging him with inciting an insurrection in a vote held a week after a violent mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol. Read more »

Trump says 2nd impeachment 'absolutely ridiculous'

Trump says 2nd impeachment 'absolutely ridiculous'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 12:56 AM

Donald Trump emerged from isolation at the White House on Tuesday to brand the likely second impeachment of his US presidency "absolutely ridiculous" and warn that it has triggered "tremendous anger." Read more »

Schwarzenegger compares Capitol attack to Nazi violence

Schwarzenegger compares Capitol attack to Nazi violence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 07:01 AM

WASHINGTON - Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed for unity Sunday after the violent attack on the US Capitol, which he described as an attempted coup by President Donald Trump, drawing comparisons to Nazi Germany. Read more »

Securing Washington D.C.

Securing Washington D.C.

Stephanie Keith, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 11:23 AM

National Guard members walk behind a fence installed in front of the United States Capitol a day after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump occupied the building in Washington D.C. Read more »

Biden says Trump fomented violence at US Capitol

Biden says Trump fomented violence at US Capitol

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 05:22 AM

US President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday that President Donald Trump fomented Wednesday's violence at the US Capitol, calling it one of the darkest days in the history of the country and an assault on democracy.   Read more »

How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol

How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol

Joseph Tanfani, John Shiffman, Brad Heath, Andrea Januta and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:43 AM

The bloody chaos inside the US Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called a catastrophic failure to prepare. Read more »

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