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  • On January 6, 2021, a mob of violent pro-Trump supporters, who believed the 2020 presidential election results were fraudulent, stormed the U.S. Capitol building as Congress met to ratify the Electoral College results, declaring Joe Biden the next president of the country. The breaching of the Capitol building led to lawmakers and staff scrambling for safety. The deadly riot shocked the country and threatened America's democracy. The events of the day resulted in the second impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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  • Donald Trump supporters participate in a "Stop the Steal" rally near the White House in Washington while Congress meets to certify the election of Joe Biden, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington.
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  • President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters, on the Ellipse in Washington, urging them to march on the Capitol as Congress met to certify the results of the presidential election in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. "If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election," said Trump. Later in his speech he said "you'll never take back our country with weakness."
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  • President Donald Trump's supporters gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 06, 2021.
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  • A man shouts in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
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  • A noose is seen near the U.S. Capitol as supporters of President Donald Trump gather on the west side of the building in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol while Congress was debating certification of the 2020 presidential election, forcing a lockdown for lawmakers, staff and journalists. It was several hours before the building and grounds were cleared.<br><br> Police hold back supporters of President Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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  • Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by Congress, in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Supporters of President Donald Trump clash with police at the west entrance of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Protesters supporting President Donald Trump break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • A U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a pro-Trump supporter entering the U.S. Capitol through a broken window in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Members of congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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  • Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.
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  • Supporters of President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol as tear gas fills the corridor on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Police clash with supporters of President Donald Trump after they breached security and entered the Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 06, 2021.
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  • A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Supporters of President Donald Trump enter the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the Capital Building in Washington D.C on Jan. 6, 2021. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.
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  • Officer Daniel Hodges of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is crushed in a doorway to the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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  • US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman confronts Trump supporters as they storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • A woman lies on the ground after being shot during a protest at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. Sources told ABC News that she died later in the evening.
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  • Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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  • People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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  • People wear plastic bags protesters attempt to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Vice President Mike Pence sits with daughter, Charlotte, and brother, Greg, as wife, Karen, draws the curtains, in ceremonial room off Senate floor where he was evacuated to on Jan. 6, 2021, as Trump supporters attacked U.S. Capitol in a photo obtained exclusively by ABC News.
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  • Congressional staffers barricade themselves after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as protesters gather at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Jacob Chansley yells inside the Senate Chamber, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Chansley was arrested in the days after the riot and pleaded not guilty to charges that included violent entry.
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  • A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • A rioter carrying zip ties enter the Senate Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Trump supporters invade the Senate Chamber on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Protesters enter the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • A supporter of President Donald Trump sits at a desk in the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after rioters broached the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress met to certify the a 2020 presidential election.
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  • U.S. Capitol Police stand detain protesters outside of the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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  • Supporters of President Donald Trump outside the senate chambers after breaching Capitol security in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • A Congressional staffer holds his hands up while a Capitol Police Swat team checks everyone in the room as they secure the floor of Trump supporters in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.
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  • Security forces stand in an entryway of the U.S. Capitol as night falls on January 6, 2021 in Washington.
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  • A police flash-bang grenade is used at 5:05 PM to disperse the remaining Trump supporters from the U.S. Capitol steps in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. The fight for this entrance went on for several hours with U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the mob of Trump supporters before the grenade was used.
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  • DC National Guard stand guard outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, after a day of rioting by pro-Trump supporters.
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  • The door near the Rotunda on the east side of the U.S. Capitol is seen with broken glass after the building after a deadly riot in the nation's capital during a joint session of Congress, Jan. 6, 2021, to ratify President-elect Joe Biden victory in Washington.
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