Here s what California s elected officials, civic leaders said about siege of U.S. Capitol
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It was a day like no other in U.S. history and the words spoken by California’s elected officials, captains of industry, religious leaders and the average citizen reflected the shock, horror and grief of what took place in the nation’s Capitol.
Here are excerpts from some of those statements:
“Today’s shameful assault on our democracy anointed at the highest level of government must not deter us from our responsibility to the Constitution.” Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) Speaker of the House of Representatives
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The Republican leader of the California state Senate posted, then quickly deleted, a tweet Wednesday accusing the mob that overran the U.S. Capitol in Washington of being led by the leftist, anti-fascist group known as antifa and not supporters of President Trump.
State Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) added a comment to a tweet first posted by Lin Wood, a Georgia attorney who has filed unsuccessful lawsuits in support of Trump’s effort to overturn election results in several key states. Wood’s tweet included photos he alleged without proof were of an antifa member present inside the hallways of the Capitol after a violent, pro-Trump mob stormed the building during proceedings by the House and Senate to certify the electoral college results for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.