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Here are some of the most stunning images from the pro-Trump mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol today. washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…
Security officers aim their guns at a door to the House chamber after pro-Trump rioters broke the windows.

(Photo: Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…
People shelter in the House gallery as the pro-Trump rioters try to break into the chamber.

(Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP) washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…
No entry or exit was permitted in the Capitol as law enforcement tried to regain control. "Stay away form exterior windows, doors. If outside, seek cover," police warned.

(Photo: Amanda Voisard/For The Washington Post) washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…
A man carries a Confederate flag outside the Senate chamber while another rioter sits after breaching the Capitol.

(Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/EFE/REX/Shutterstock) washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…
Members of the pro-Trump mob scale the walls on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol.

(Photo: Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post) washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…
The pro-Trump mob takes over the stage built for Biden's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol.

(Photo: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) washingtonpost.com/graphics/photo…

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