Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Photo: Julio Cortez/AP Midday on January 6, Congress met in a joint session to count electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election and officially confirm Joe Biden’s win.
What the law says about a delayed vote count ED KILGORE: If you are wondering what will happen with the electoral vote counting and confirmation process that was interrupted when Trump-incited protesters entered the Capitol, Congress must obviously restore order in the building and safe-guard its members as a first priority.
They are reportedly on the way, after the Speaker asked for their help clearing and securing the Capitol building. Police are clearly overmatched: Trump backers are trashing the Biden inauguration set up The mood is grave as debate begins in the Senate ED KILGORE: As the Senate began debating the first Trump-generated electoral vote challenge of the day, involving Arizona, Mitch McConnell spoke first, opposing the challenge.
The GOP challengers’ opening move ED KILGORE: Mike Pence opened the joint session and ordered a calling of the role of states. Upon reaching the third state, Arizona, a Republican House member objected to the Biden electors, turning in a signed motion co-signed by Republican senator Ted Cruz. That triggered a recess in the joint session and then separate House and Senate sessions to debate the objection.
The split screen A break down of Pence’s letter ED KILGORE: Just prior to the beginning of the joint session of Congress over which he is to preside, and even as his boss the president of the United States was implicitly calling him a coward and a traitor if he fails to overturn Biden’s election from the chair, Vice President Mike Pence released a long and very clear letter to members of Congress rejecting the idea that he has the power to do what Trump is demanding of him.
Pence enters the House chamber Meanwhile, Trump is still speaking at the Save America rally, rambling about dead people voting. Now Trump’s on to Hunter Biden “Where is Hunter? Watch all the sets go off. Well they can’t do that because all the ratings are good.” Trump begins bullying Pence on stage “All the vice president has to do is send it back to the states to recertify, and we become president and you are the happiest people.” As explained below, this is not how it works.
According to reports, police say that a woman shot inside the Capitol on Wednesday has died
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“This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection” Mitt Romney angrily told a reporter amid the chaos Wednesday
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