January 6 United States Capitol attack - Wikipedia
On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob [39] [40] [41] of supporters of then-president Donald Trump in an attempted self-coup, [42] two months after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Capitol riots timeline: What happened on 6 January 2021? - BBC
Aug 2, 2023 · Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a...
January 6 U.S. Capitol attack - Encyclopedia Britannica
Jan 23, 2025 · The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was carried out in 2021 by a mob of supporters of President Donald J. Trump. After hearing Trump speak at a rally, they stormed the Capitol, disrupting a joint session of Congress convened to certify Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in the presidential election of 2020.
Capitol Riot: Reminders of Jan. 6 fade as Trump retakes power
Jan 4, 2025 · Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump, including Kevin Seefried, center, holding a Confederate battle flag, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington.
How Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on …
Jan 6, 2021 · In a speech near the White House just before the Capitol attack, Trump repeated his baseless charge and urged a large gathering of his supporters to march to the Capitol and resist Congress’s certification of Biden’s victory.
Timeline of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, by rioters supporting United States President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.Pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol after assembling on the Ellipse of …
A timeline of the Janu attack — including when and how Trump ... - NPR
Jan 5, 2022 · More than two hours after protesters first breached the Capitol grounds, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweets that Trump has ordered the National Guard to the Capitol.
After taking office, Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol four years ago as he moved swiftly to impose his will on the U.S. government just ...
January 6 timeline: What led to insurrection at the U.S. Capitol ...
Dec 19, 2019 · On Jan. 6, 2021, a right-wing mob stormed the U.S. Capitol at the urging of President Donald J. Trump in an attempt to prevent the certification of presidential election results. But the attack didn’t come from nowhere.
January 6 U.S. Capitol attack - Encyclopedia Britannica
NARRATOR: On the afternoon of January 6th 2021, supporters of Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol building. The attack was an effort to prevent certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election in which Democrat, Joe Biden, had defeated Republican, Donald Trump, the incumbent president.