Capitol riot: Trump’s decisions to be judged

On January 6, 2021, a mob of Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol building in Washington D.C 

With a broadcast primetime conclusion analyzing the former president’s behavior that day, the House committee looking into the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump concludes its engrossing public hearings on Thursday. The forthcoming primetime hearing will be the eighth in a line of open hearings intended to examine the circumstances leading up to and during the incident and establish accountability. The panel will demonstrate how Trump “refused to act to safeguard the Capitol” when rioters were attacking it, according to committee officials. The committee has met with a number of former Trump aides who were present that day, including former White House attorney Pat Cipollone, and their video depositions will likely be utilized to assist explain what transpired inside the White House on January 6. In his denial of any misconduct, Mr. Trump called the committee’s inquiry a political witch hunt. Members of the committee have openly charged Mr. Trump with failing to put an end to the disturbance, endangering lawmakers as well as his own vice president, Mike Pence.

What happened on 6 January, 2021?

On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed Congress in an effort to prevent the official declaration of Joe Biden’s win. In the morning at 8:17 am  Donald Trump tweeted “States want to correct their votes, which they know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt processes never received legislative approval.” At 10:58 am Right-wing militia members from the Proud Boy organization are seen moving in the direction of the Capitol building. By 12 o’clock beginning his speech to supporters in Washington, President Trump. He begins pressing them to gather at the Capitol about fifteen minutes into the speech. The president is speaking as more people gather outside the Capitol. They start moving toward the police line and manage to get past the guards. Insufficient police attempt to contain them. Trump supporters hurl firearms and flags.  “Fight for Trump,” the crowd chants. Around 13:00, Mr. Trump ends his speech with the words: “We fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore. So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.” 40 minutes later, Demonstrators push past Capitol police guarding the west steps, which are the ones facing the White House. A police officer announces there is a riot at the Capitol moments later. Mr. Pence was abruptly and immediately removed off the Senate floor by the Secret Service. The demonstrators smash the windows. They enter while hopping across the shattered glass. They then force the doors open so that others can enter. Some carry cameras or Confederate flags, while others wear hoods and helmets. The Senate is immediately adjourned. Ms. Pelosi hurried off the house floor at the same time. She is completely removed from the Capitol complex and taken to a safe location off-site. Her employees hide under a table and barricade a meeting room. Mr. Pence is escorted away and put in a safe place. Rioters begin to spread among the buildings. Others enter the facility through a variety of exterior doorways. As more people pour through the doors and overpower the officers, they open the rotunda’s east side door. At 15:13, in a tweet, Trump requests that everyone “stay peaceful.” The mob is still present at the Capitol at this time. An expansive crowd and a sea of people can be seen on the Capitol grounds in video. In the foreground, a Confederate flag is waving. 16:17 he releases a video and tells the mob to go home.