Do you remember where you were on January 6, 2021 when you heard the tragic news when former President Trump's supporters tried to overthrow the U.S. Government when they ransacked the U.S. Capitol Building over the results of the November 3, 2020 presidential election in favor of the former president? This was the day both houses of Congress met to certify President Joseph Biden's electoral vote win on November 3rd.
It all began in the morning of January 6, 2021 on the White House Ellipse for the former president's "Save America" rally in which he summoned his hordes of supporters to come to Washington, D.C. to protest the certification of the Electoral College votes stating the November 3rd presidential election was fraudulent due to his defeat by the voters & President Biden. There has been no evidence of any type of fraud. However, that did not stop the former president and his supporters by claiming the election was rigged. To date more than 600 people have been charged by federal prosecutors for their role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol and more arrests are still coming according to USA Today article dated December 8, 2021. 7 Connecticut residents have been arrested for their participation in the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol according to the Connecticut Insider article “These Connecticut residents have been charged in U.S. Capitol riot,” dated November 15, 2021.
By 11 a.m. the former president's supporters start to gather on the lawn of the White House Ellipse.
12 p.m. former President Trump begins his speech stating the 2020 election was stolen and telling his supporters "“never give up” and “never concede.”
12:30 p.m. a throng of the former president's supporters begin to gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
1p.m.-More protesters storm the outer barricade west of the Capitol building as senators and Vice President Pence walk to the House chamber.
1:10 p.m. the former president ends his speech urging his followers to go down to the capitol telling them “If you don't fight ... you're not going to have a country anymore.”
1:30 p.m. After the former president's speech his supporters began to march to the U.S. Capitol. Soon after the crowd grows larger eventually overtaking the U.S. Capitol Police where they made their way up the Capitol steps. After 1:30 p.m. pipe bombs were discovered at both the Democratic & GOP national headquarters.
2:15 p.m.-Supporters of President Trump "breaches the Capitol, breaking windows and climbing inside the building, then opening doors for others to follow," according to the Washington Post.
2:20 p.m.: Both houses of Congress adjourn, and members begin to evacuate the building.
3:36 p.m. White House Press Secretary states on twitter the National Guard and Federal forces are on their way.
4:05 p.m. President Elect Biden calls on the former president to tell his supporters to go home and "demand an end to this siege." President Elect Biden states "Our democracy is under unprecedented assault" while the capitol was still under attack by the pro-Trump mob.
4:17 p.m. Former President Trump tells his supporters that he loves them to go home now while still insisting the 2020 election was stolen.
5:40 p.m. Police begin to clear the capitol and congressional leaders announce the electoral votes will be counted.
6 p.m. Capitol Curfew takes effect. The people arrested on this day were for unlawful entry and curfew charges.
8:06 p.m. Vice President Pence reopens the U.S. Senate stating, "Let's Get Back to Work."
9 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reconvenes the U.S. House stating, “justice will be done.”
3:42 a.m. on January 7, 2021 Vice President Pence affirms President Elect Biden's electoral vote win declaring Biden the next president elect.
January 6, 2021 will be another day in history that will be “a date which will live in infamy…." Former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
For more information about the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol please see the following websites.
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/These-Connecticut-residents-have-been-charged-in-16622061.php
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/capitol-insurrection-visual-timeline/
https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/capitol-riot-mob-arrests/
Here’s are a couple of videos from National Public Radio about the events of January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Spoiler Alert: Viewer discretion is advised. NPR bleeped out the obscenities from the rioter’s language when they initially aired these videos. You do not have to watch these videos. Again, Viewer Discretion is advised.
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