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In an affront to democracy, a mob of Trump supporters broke into the nation's Capitol on Wednesday, occupying the building for several hours and then leaving behind shattered windows and vandalized offices (not to mention all the psychological and emotional damage inflicted on members of Congress, who were in the midst of certifying the election of Joe Biden, and the rest of a stunned nation).
Now, in the wake of this week's events, curators for the Architect of the Capitol, the federal agency responsible for the building's maintenance and preservation, are assessing just how much physical damage was done to this hallowed building and its priceless art.