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Two members of the US Capitol Police have been suspended after welcoming pro-Trump rioters into the Capitol building on Wednesday. According to Business Insider, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) said one of the officers took a selfie with a rioter. The other put on a 'Make America Great Again' hat and directed insurrectionists through the building. Ryan is on the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, which oversees spending on the Capitol Police force. He said one of the members may have been arrested. The attack Wednesday was the worst assault on the US Capitol since British forces burned it down in 1814. The rioters failed to stop the certification of electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden at the urging of President Donald Trump. The violence resulted in five deaths.
Democrat Rep. Brendan Boyle of Philadelphia let loose on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas following the deadly riots on Capitol Hill. Business Insider reports Boyle told Cruz to stop playing politics after the deadly riots on Capitol Hill. Boyle issued a profanity-filled tweet at Cruz after Cruz accused Democrats of attempting to make political hay out of the melee. How many more 20-yr old staffers do you want to be terrorized and hiding in our offices? Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) Cruz and others have been criticized for objecting to a congressional procedure to count the 2020 presidential race's Electoral College votes.
President Donald Trump has waged an all-out war against the election results. Several Republicans have waged lawsuits in multiple states seeking to overturn the election results. Sen. Mitt Romney said it would "madness" for Republicans to protest the vote certifying the election for Joe Biden. "We have a process, recounts are appropriate, going to the court is approp & pursuing every legal avenue is appropriate." "Trying to get electors not to do what the people voted to do is madness."
Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol. This makes her the first Republican senator to take that step. "I want him to resign. He has caused enough damage," Murkowski said in an interview. The chances of Trump resigning are incredibly low, according to reports at CNN. However, the Democrats plan to impeach him once more as early as Monday. Mike Pence may also use the 25th amendment to remove Trump from power.
US Vice President Mike Pence, House speaker Nancy Pelosi and personnel carrying a large leather trunk holding the Electoral College ballots make their way through Statuary Hall on the way to the House chamber. Congress is meeting in a joint session to certify Joe Biden's White House victory. Democrats are also on track to take control of the Senate with a pair of stunning upset victories in Georgia. IMAGES
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