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How a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers debated the final certification of the presidential election @ReutersGraphics tmsnrt.rs/3nm9aFH 1/8

🕛 Midday: Trump addresses a rally

‘We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and Congressmen and women.’ 2/8

🕧 Around 12:50 p.m. ET: Supporters march to the Capitol

About 50 minutes into the speech, some of his supporters, waving Trump flags, began heading toward Capitol Hill, where bloody chaos ensued inside one of the most recognizable symbols of American democracy. 3/8

A pipe bomb was found and detonated at the nearby headquarters of the Republican National Committee. Another was recovered from the Democratic National Committee headquarters, prompting evacuations of several federal buildings around the capital. 4/8

Breaching security

Outmatched, police could no longer hold back the mob.
Rioters broke into the building, smashing through windows, forcing open doors and facing off against police in tense standoffs inside the halls of Congress. 5/8

🕑 Around 2:15 p.m. ET: Evacuation

Congress suspended their session and police whisked Vice President Pence and members of the Congressional leadership to safety. Senate staffers reacted quickly to save the electoral college ballots. 6/8

Inside the House, rioters banged on the doors of the chamber with lawmakers still inside. Security officers piled furniture against the chamber’s door and drew their pistols before helping lawmakers, journalists and others to escape. 7/8

Rioters roamed the halls as Biden called on Trump to demand ‘an end to this siege.’
🕠 Order was restored around 5:30 p.m. ET and
🕗 Congress reconvened at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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