With building security breached, Capitol Police evacuated and locked down both chambers of Congress and several buildings in the Capitol Complex. Some vandalized and looted the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D‑ CA) and other members of Congress. Gallows had been erected west of the Capitol and some rioters chanted 'Hang Mike Pence' after he rejected false claims by Trump and others that the vice president could overturn the election results. Many in the crowd broke into the building, occupying, vandalizing, and looting it, assaulting Capitol Police officers and reporters, and attempting to locate lawmakers to capture and harm.

During and after his speech, thousands of attendees walked to the Capitol and hundreds breached police perimeters as Congress was beginning the electoral vote count. Starting at noon on January 6, at a 'Save America' rally on the Ellipse, Trump repeated false claims of election irregularities and said, 'If you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore'.

Ĭalled to action by Trump, thousands of his supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., on January 5 and 6 to support his false claim that the 2020 election had been 'stolen by emboldened radical-left Democrats' and to demand that Vice President Mike Pence and Congress reject Biden's victory. Four officers who responded to the attack died by suicide within seven months. Many people were injured, including 138 police officers. Five people died either shortly before, during, or following the event: one was shot by Capitol Police, another died of a drug overdose, and three succumbed to natural causes.

The Capitol Complex was locked down and lawmakers and staff were evacuated, while rioters assaulted law enforcement officers, vandalized property and occupied the building for several hours. They sought to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election by disrupting the joint session of Congress assembled to count electoral votes that would formalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory. On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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