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Added on the 07/01/2021 15:17:40 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Images show plastic bottles and the remnants of pepper spray, tear gas, and fire extinguishers inside the Capitol Hill the day after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the legislative building. IMAGES
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday placed the blame for the attack on the Capitol firmly at the feet of President Donald Trump. CNN reports the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor that Trump 'provoked' the violent insurrectionists on January 6th. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people. US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell McConnell's comments came as the Senate prepares to hold an impeachment trial over the House's charge of 'incitement of insurrection.' He said the despite the violence, Congress did its duty by certifying the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
A US flag is lowered at the US Capitol in honor of a police officer who died of injuries sustained during clashes with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters who overran a session of Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff as a tribute to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. IMAGES
Violent Trump supporters have breached the US Capitol building. Capitol police officers confirmed the mob laid siege to the Capitol as lawmakers counted the Electoral College votes. Shortly after 1 p.m., pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers along the perimeter of the Capitol. The violent rioters fought with law enforcement officers calling the officers "traitors" for doing their jobs. Approximately 90 minutes later, police said the insurgents broke into the building and began vandalizing the House and Senate. One woman was shot during the insurrection and has died.
Nikki Haley seeks to warn Republican voters away from rival Donald Trump after he defeated her in the New Hampshire primary, saying nominating the controversial former US president would spell victory for Joe Biden in November. "The worst kept secret in politics is how badly the Democrats want to run against Donald Trump," she tells a watch party in Concord after US networks projected she would lose the primary. "A Trump nomination is a Biden win," she says. SOUNDBITE
Former US president Donald Trump created a "web of lies" to pursue "power over principle," President Joe Biden says in a speech marking the first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. SOUNDBITE
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