Minnesota Representative Pete Stauber reported he was safe inside the U.S. Capitol after an insurrection by extremist supporters of President Donald J. Trump halted the Electoral College certification vote Wednesday, as he drew more criticism for backing unfounded election fraud claims.
Hours earlier, Trump encouraged protesters to âtake back our countryâ and walk down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. toward the Capitol building. His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, called for âtrial by combat,â as they hoped to challenge the results of the election and the Electoral College certification by Congress.
The riots were part of a volatile day in Washington, D.C. and in St. Paul, where Trump supporters also gathered on the grounds of the Minnesota Capitol to protest Bidenâs win.