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On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. [1] [2] [3] She was part of a crowd of supporters of then outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump who stormed the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
After the event, he allegedly stated he "would have killed anyone they got their hands on, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Michael Pence". [149] He had previously been seen at Proud Boys protests and is an ex-marine. [150] Shouted "Trump won!" after being sentenced on September 1, 2023. [151] January 16, 2021
As the mob of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, the discovery of the pipe bombs diverted a large number of already-outnumbered law enforcement officers from the Capitol. [217] Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton testified before Congress that "the bombs drew three teams to investigate" and left only one squad at the Capitol.
Capitol Police officers try to hold off Donald Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) More than 1,200 Capitol Police officers were working on U ...
On June 13, Trump returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since the attack, meeting with Republican leaders at campaign headquarters. While Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had ended in-person contact with Trump after the attack on the Capitol, he attended the meeting; it was their first in-person meeting together since the riot. [373 ...
The brother of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died shortly after being assaulted during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, says his death was “in vain” after President Donald Trump on Monday ...
The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, chased a police officer, invaded the Senate floor ...
5:45 p.m.: Secretary Miller signs formal authorization for out-of-State National Guard to muster and deploy in support of U.S. Capitol Police. [190] A police line push rioters away from the western side of the Capitol at 5:46 p.m. Around 5:45 p.m.: Police announce that Ashli Babbitt, the rioter shot inside the Capitol, has died. [174]