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“Protesters have a Constitutionally-protected right to be heard, but I urge them to remain peaceful,” the California Republican wrote. GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to be safe, tweeting his gratitude to Capitol Police who scrambled to shut down the president’s supporters.Ī request for comment to his office went unanswered Wednesday night. Trump is unfit to be president and has engaged in impeachable behavior,” he said. “While I will make a decision upon reviewing the finalized text of the articles, I have consistently held that Donald J. Green - who leads Texas Democrats’ delegation in the House - wrote while sheltering in place at the Capitol that while he hadn’t reviewed the articles, the president’s behavior was impeachable.

Representative Ilhan Omar, a Michigan Democrat, also said she would begin drafting articles of impeachment as the sun set on the defiled Capitol. Which are you?” Green said.Ĭongresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Massachusetts Democrat, called for Trump’s immediate impeachment on Twitter, as soon as the body reconvened. Only a dictator or would-be dictator would encourage this. “The Constitution intended a peaceful transfer of power. Representative Al Green, who was one of the first to call for Trump’s impeachment, called on Trump to “stop this madness that YOU incited,” in a statement on Twitter. President Trump has also called for the National Guard, according to White House pool reports. Statuary Hall, a section of the Capitol that bridges the House and Senate, was slowly cleared out after an intense half hour.īoth Pelosi and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam have requested that the National Guard be sent to secure the building and remove the protesters. Capitol Police regained control of the Senate side just after 3 p.m., as tear gas was dispersed outside the House chamber doors in the Capitol Rotunda. Capitol where, as Wednesday afternoon turned to night, a CSPAN broadcast captured protesters shouting such chants as “U.S.A.,” “Freedom,” “Get out of here!” and “Fuck ANTIFA!” It is yet unclear what type of explosive was found at the DNC. The device found at the RNC office was a pipe bomb, officials have reported.

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The president pro tempore of the Senate is Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley.Įxplosive devices were found at the offices of both the Republican and Democratic National Committees, following building evacuations.

Another photo surfaced from within the Senate chamber of a Trump supporter sitting in the chair of the Senate president. Shortly after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was confirmed safe, an unmasked man was photographed with his feet on the California Democrat’s desk. Members of Congress could be heard shouting to Capitol Police to lock doors leading lawmakers away from the House floor. Swat teams have been deployed to quash the tumult, which broke out amid a tense ceremony in the House and Senate where lawmakers allied with the president lodged their objections to Biden's victory. Members of the press pool did not identify the secondary location they were moved to during an armed standoff in the House gallery. But go home and go in peace,” Trump said. You see the way others are treated who are so bad and so evil. Reports of a police officer being shot during the melee began circulating not long before Trump’s post. Capitol Police officer was injured during the melee. We don’t want anybody hurt, it’s a very tough period of time.”Īt least one U.S. “We have to have law and order, we have to respect our great people in law and order. “You have to go home now, we have to be peaceful,” Trump said. Air Force.Īs a mob moved unrestricted around the Capitol for its second consecutive hour, Trump posted a video to his Twitter feed in which he sandwiched encouragement for the president’s supporters and other unruly participants to “go home” between a proclamation of love for them and false claims about the election.

San Diego news station KUSI identified the woman as Ashli Babbit, a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Police were the first to confirm her death. Capitol on Wednesday after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building during a violent clash with police, has died.ĭ.C. WASHINGTON (CN) - A woman who was shot in the chest at the U.S.

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