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Updated 12:27 PM EST, Thu December 15, 2022
Supporters of Donald Trump breached the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, attacking officers and destroying parts of the building in what was a stunning display of insurrection.
The riot took place as Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. The Capitol was put on lockdown, and it took several hours for it to be secured. Lawmakers evacuated the House and Senate chambers. Vice President Mike Pence was also moved to a safe location.
Congress returned later that evening to certify Biden’s victory, but the country — watching the riot live on television — was shaken. The chaos led to the deaths of multiple people on the day of the attack or shortly thereafter. Several officers who responded during the Capitol attack later died by suicide.
More than 800 people were charged by the Justice Department in connection with the riot. Trump was impeached by the House and charged with “incitement of insurrection,” but he was acquitted by the Senate in February 2021.
A House select committee was formed to further investigate the attack, and it held a series of public hearings in 2022.
Source: www.cnn.com