January 11, 2021 Melania Trump ‘disappointed and disheartened’ over Capitol attack: ‘Nation must heal in a civil manner' The deadly riots unfolded on Wednesday after a rally to support President Trump descended into a mob that stormed the Capitol during the certification of the Electoral College vote.
January 11, 2021 DOJ charges 2 men in connection with Capitol riot Two more men were charged in federal court in connection with Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced Sunday, with the Counterterrorism Section of the DOJ’s National Security Division helping take up the prosecution.
January 11, 2021 NYPD dispatching 200 members to Washington, DC for Inauguration Day: report The NYPD is dispatching 200 of its own to members to Washington, DC on Jan. 20 to help police the area during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, sources said.
January 11, 2021 Pope Francis prays for US Capitol victims, calls violence 'self-destructive' Pope Francis offered prayers Sunday for those who lost their lives during last week's siege at the U.S. Capitol and urged Americans to shun violence, seek reconciliation and "protect democratic values," according to reports.
January 11, 2021 Eliminating Trump from being elected again one motivator in impeachment push, Pelosi says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday night that one of the motivating factors for some in the new effort to impeach President Trump and remove him from office is to eliminate any chance that he has of being elected president in four years.
January 11, 2021 Seattle man charged with assaulting a federal officer during Capitol riots A Seattle man was charged Thursday with assaulting a federal police officer during the riots at the U.S Capitol on Wednesday, according to authorities.
January 10, 2021 Kirk: Despite what the media claims, Trump supporters are 'repulsed' by Capitol riots The majority of working-class Trump supporters who traveled to DC last week were "repulsed" by Wednesday's riots that engulfed the Capitol in chaos and resulted in at least four deaths, conservative activist Charlie Kirk said Sunday.
January 10, 2021 Rep. Gaetz: Trump has no intention of resigning after Capitol riot, will 'not leave the public stage at all' "President Trump continues to be the most powerful, the most influential Republican on the planet Earth," Gaetz said. "It's my expectation that while he'll be leaving the White House in several days when his term is lawfully complete, he will continue to weigh in on matters that are important to the tens of millions of Americans who voted for him, who believe that this election process that we went through in 2020 still deserves more scrutiny and who expect that there will still be a constituency of people fighting for the America first agenda."
January 10, 2021 'Congress is obligated' to impeach Trump after Capitol riot: Rep. Cicilline Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., who is one of the representatives taking the lead on an impeachment resolution targeting President Trump's alleged efforts to incite the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, argued on Sunday that Congress is “obligated” to impeach the president.
January 10, 2021 FBI visited extremists ahead of Capitol riots, urged them not to travel to DC: source The FBI visited extremists prior to the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally and the deadly Capitol riot last week, urging them not to travel to Washington D.C., a source familiar told ӣƵ.