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Hundreds of supporters of outgoing United States President Donald Trump stormed the Congress building in Washington, DC, after he called them to the building to prevent what he described as election theft.
Washington Attorney General Karl Racine today urged President Donald Trump to ask his supporters to stop and desist from their actions “immediately.”
Washington’s attorney general issued a statement in response to the protesters storming the Congress building, demanding that Trump call on the protesters to “stop, refrain, and return from where they came from peacefully.”
In this report, we follow the evolution of events, moment by moment, GMT:
9:30 PM – National Guard personnel enter the Congress building.
9:18 PM – He broadcast a recorded speech from President Trump to his supporters, saying, “We had elections and it was stolen from us and everyone knows it, but they have to go home now and we must achieve peace.”
He added: “I feel their pain, but they have to go home,” and demanded that the system be dissolved and that the forces of order be respected, “We do not want to harm anyone and we are going through a difficult period.”
21:16 – President-elect Joe Biden addresses a speech to the American people, in which he considered what happened “an assault on the representatives of the people who vowed to protect the public interest and form the heart of democracy.”
9:04 PM – The New York State Attorney considers the assault on Congress to be “a violent coup attempt initiated by President Trump.”
8:59 PM – Fox News: FBI agents deployed to Washington, DC.
8:57 PM – CNN reports that officers were injured in the Congress building after clashes with supporters of President Trump.
8:54 PM – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the leader of the Democratic Minority in the Senate, ask President Trump to issue a statement asking his supporters to leave the Congress building.
8:52 PM – US Vice President Mike Pence said “the assault on the Congress building will not be tolerated,” calling for an end to the violence and destruction that is occurring.
8:50 PM – Republican Senator Lindsey Graham calls on protesters to leave the Congress building immediately and says what is happening is a national shame.
8:46 PM – Reuters quotes House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: “I asked Trump to issue a statement to calm the protesters, but he only posted a tweet.”
8:45 PM – The Governor of Virginia sends a National Guard and 200 state troopers to Washington to help monitor security.
8:42 PM – Congressional security personnel fire to protect members of the House as Trump supporters storm meeting rooms.
8:41 PM – The room where Biden’s victory in the Senate would be ratified is evacuated, amid the confusion after the building was robbed.
8:39 PM – Republican Party leaders and former members of the Trump administration ask you to urgently condemn what is happening in the Congress building for the good of the future and the unity of the country.
8:35 PM – Washington Post: The United States Department of Defense rejects a request from metropolitan officials to deploy the National Guard to the Congress building.
8:33 PM – Media Sources: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls on the National Guard to clear the Capitol building and secure it.
8:30 PM – Reports of evacuation from the halls of the House and Senate Congress after Vice President Mike Pence is moved to safety.
8:29 PM – The mayor of Washington imposes a city-wide curfew starting at 6 pm local time.
8:28 PM – CNN: Washington Police Request Additional Security Support and City Mayor Announces Curfew.
8:27 PM – Several supporters of Trump protesters manage to enter the Congress building after storming the security barriers.
8:25 PM – Reuters: US Vice President Mike Pence leaves Congress.
8:25 PM – Reuters, on congressional police: building violation, orders to close the House and House of Representatives.
20:20 – Al-Jazeera Correspondent: The work of the Senate and House of Representatives sessions was stopped, with the continuation of the confrontations and the assault on the congressional grounds.
8:15 PM – Al-Jazeera Correspondent: The work of the United States Senate session is suspended as clashes continue and congressional grounds are stormed.
8:11 PM – Al-Jazeera Correspondent: Trump supporters come to the balcony near the podium that will witness President Biden’s inauguration in Congress.
20:08 – US media: Several policemen were injured during an attempt by Trump supporters to storm the headquarters of Congress.
8:05 PM – Al Jazeera Correspondent: Congressional police work to shut down the entire building after Trump supporters hit balconies.
8:00 PM – Al-Jazeera Correspondent: Trump supporters protesters arrive in the main courtyard of the Congress building after storming the barriers.
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