Scott begins term asking lawmakers to help heal
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott takes the Oath of Office on on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 Montpelier, Vt. Scott, a Republican, is beginning his third two-year term. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott stands on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse during a ceremony where he took the Oath of Office on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 Montpelier, Vt. Scott, a Republican, is beginning his third two-year term. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray stands on the Statehouse steps on Thursday Jan. 7, 2021, in Montpelier, Vt., during a ceremony for the inauguration of Gov. Phil Scott and other statewide office holders. Gray, a Democrat, took the oath earlier Thursday during a ceremony in the Statehouse s Senate chamber. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
Friday 8 January 2021, by Todd Chretien
At noon on January 6, Donald Trump rallied some 10,000 or 20,000 supporters, telling them to “walk down to the Capitol. And we are going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women.” Trump’s lawyer Rudy Guiliani incited the crowd to settle the election through a “trial by combat” and Donald Trump, Jr., the president’s son, gave them their orders, “We’re coming for you.” After they spoke, thousands marched from the White House to the Capitol Building, the seat of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The mob broke into the Capitol, assaulted police, smashed windows, set off smoke cannisters, and took selfies of themselves sitting in Nancy Pelosi’s office (the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representative) and in the Senate chambers. Senators and Representatives donned gas masks and escaped through security tunnels, stopping the process of confirming Biden’s electoral votes. All of this was broadca
Homicide investigation opened into death of Brian Sicknick, police officer killed in US Capitol riot
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US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died of injuries sustained during the riot at the Capitol.
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A homicide investigation has been opened into the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died from head injuries sustained while defending the US Capitol from a mob of President Donald Trump s loyalists.
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Law enforcement officials said Brian Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher
In a statement, Mr Sicknick s family asked that his death not be politicised by the media
Alabama Republican Rep. Aderholt: Trump diminished, not enough time for impeachment
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP
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The first Alabama GOP congressman to weigh in on the House Democrats plan for a second impeachment of President Donald Trump said Friday there isn’t enough time to move forward with new proceedings.
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said in a statement that he feels as if the president has “now lost much of his support around the country and I believe his political influence has been greatly diminished.”