How pro-Trump insurrectionists
broke into the U.S. Capitol

Supporters of President Trump protest inside the U.S. Capitol. The rioters breached security and entered the building as Congress met to certify the electoral college votes. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

By Washington Post Staff

Jan. 6, 2021

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"Hundreds of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday as Congress met to certify electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden. The chaotic scene unfolded on a day when thousands of President Trump’s supporters gathered in Washington to protest the outcome of the 2020 election. Trump continues to falsely assert, without evidence, that the presidential election was stolen from him. He encouraged his supporters to attend rallies contesting the election results and spoke on Wednesday moments before rioters breached the Capitol. “We will never give up. We will never concede. It doesn’t happen. You don’t concede when there’s theft involved,” he said shortly before the mob began moving toward the barricades."

How pro-Trump insurrectionists broke into the U.S. Capitol