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A rebel firing an RPG at a Libyan air force jet as it flies overhead during another bombing run on Ras Lanuf, Libya. On 17 February 2011 a rebellion against the42-year-long rule of Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi took place. The protests against began peacefully but soon escalated into violent confrontation, giving the Libyan revolt a more bloody character than those in Tunisia and Egypt. One of the hardest battles was the one of the town of Ras Lanuf on the Eastern seaboard of Libya where days of fierce fighting by the Libyan Army and rebels took place.
Rebel fighters run for cover as a bomb explodes near their position during another air raid by the Libyan Air force, Ras Lanuf, Libya 08 March 2011. On 17 February 2011 a rebellion against the 42-year-long rule of Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi took place. The protests against began peacefully but soon escalated into violent confrontation, giving the Libyan revolt a more bloody character than those in Tunisia and Egypt.
Members of Alpha Company, 1-22 Infantry Regiment, 4 Infantry Division ride on their Humvee near the birth place of Saddam Hussein in the northern Iraqi town of Tikrit, Sunday 28 December 2003. The area has been quiet over the past weeks after the capture of Saddam Hussein as the raids of the American forces have retrieved thousands of rounds of ammunition and weapons from AK 47 rifles to Rocket Propeled Granades.
A pick-up full of government militia fighters head towards the frontline of the recent fighting in the Solala area of north east Liberia after the clashes between government soldiers and MODEL rebels on Wednesday, 27 August 2003. Thousands of people are on the move towards the Liberian capital, Monrovia. EPA PHOTO/EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
A government soldier mans one of the hundreds of checkpoints throughout the city of Monrovia, Liberia, 28 June 2003.
Tetovo citizens supply the police with ammunition as they battle against ethnic Albanian guerrillas in the suburbs of the town of Tetovo, about 50 km north-east of Skopje on 16 March 2001. EPA PHOTO EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI/
Macedonian soldiers have a chat at their post from where they observe the area around the ethnic Albanian village of Vistica (background), Macedonia, where ethnic Albanians rebels took new position, Wednesday 09 May 2001.
EPA PHOTO EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI
Refugees from villages around Tetovo stand behind the barbed-wire fence they have erected to block the road from the capital Skopje to the border crossing with Kosovo of Blace Sunday 19 August 2001. The refugees are refusing to let anyone through the blockade except for the Macedonian Army and emergency vehicles. The refugees anger at perceived pro-Albanian bias in the West`s response to fighting in their country boiled over at the weekend in this blockade of a major NATO supply route. EPA PHOTO EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI
An elderly Macedonian women weeps as she watches from her window the funeral procession for Macedonian soldier Saso Kitanoski-Kitano, one of ten soldiers ambushed and killed by ethnic Albanian rebels earlier this week, in Prilep Friday 10th August 2001. All ten soldiers were from Prilep. EPA PHOTO/GEORGI LICOVSKI
epa09784971 A soldier's lifeless body lies next to a burnt Russian APC after the Ukrainian army attacked it the previous day near the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, 25 February 2022. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February prompting the country's president to declare martial law and triggering a series of announcements by Western countries to impose severe economic sanctions on Russia. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
epa09806182 Two bodies of civilians who were killed while attempting to flee the city lie covered on a street in Irpin city near from Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 06 March 2022. At least two civilians were killed as people on 06 March were trying to leave heavy shelling in the town of Irpin in the outskirts of Kiev. Russian troops began a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February leading to a massive exodus of Ukrainians to neighboring countries as well as internal displacements. EPA-EFE/OLEKSANDR RATUSHNIAK
epa09788439 A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog stands in a position looking at smoke from a burned petroleum storage depot behind after a Russian missile attacked near Kiev, Ukraine, 27 February 2022. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February prompting the country's president to declare martial law and triggering a series of announcements by Western countries to impose severe economic sanctions on Russia. EPA-EFE/ALISA YAKUBOVYCH
epa09788434 Ukrainian servicemen have a rest on a position near Kiev, Ukraine, 27 February 2022. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February prompting the country's president to declare martial law and triggering a series of announcements by Western countries to impose severe economic sanctions on Russia. EPA-EFE/ALISA YAKUBOVYCH
epa09798987 General view of damages after the shelling of buildings in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, 03 March 2022. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February prompting the country's president to declare martial law. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
epa09801377 Oleg (R), who decided to remain in Irpin, passes his son Maksim over a fence to his wife Yana, before the arrival of an evacuation train to the city of Kiev (Kyiv), at the train station in Irpin, Ukraine, 04 March 2022. People, mostly women, and children, were fleeing the frontline towns of Bucha and Irpin after heavy fighting broke out between Ukrainian and Russian forces in recent days. According to the United Nations (UN), at least one million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since the beginning of Russia's military aggression on 24 February 2022. The UN estimates that around 160,000 Ukrainians are currently internally displaced. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
epa02060166 Canada player Sidney Crosby (L) yells out while celebrating with teammates after their win over the United States in overtime of their Gold Medal ice hockey game in Canada Hockey Place at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, in Vancouver, Canada, 28 February 2010. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
Kiley McKinnon of the US in action in the Women's Freestyle Skiing Aerials qualification at the Bokwang Phoenix Park during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 15 February 2018. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
Justin Kripps (front) and Alexander Kopacz (back) of Canada come down the slide in the bobsled to take a shared gold win with the German team Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany (seen cheering in foregrond) in the Men's 2-man Bobsleigh competition at the Olympic Sliding Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 19 February 2018. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
Jian Jin and Hao Shi of China in action during the Men's 2-man Bobsleigh heat at the Olympic Sliding Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 18 February 2018. EPA-EFE/DANIEL KOPATSCH
epa04095699 (L-R) Olga Graf, Yekaterina Lobysheva and Yuliya Skokova of Russia in action against Japan during the Women's Team Pursuit Final B Speed Skating event in the Adler Arena at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 22 February 2014. EPA/VINCENT JANNINK
A multiple exposure of Magnus Nedregotten (R) of Norway and Kristin Skaslien (C) in action against Anastasia Bryzgalova (L) and Alexander Krushelnitckii (2nd R) of Olympic Athletes of Russia in the Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal match between Norway and Olympic Athletes of Russia at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung during the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games 2018, South Korea, 13 February 2018. EPA-EFE/JAVIER ETXEZARRETA
epa06534977 epaselect A multiple exposure picture of gold medal winner Ester Ledecka of the Czech Republic in action during the Women's Super-G race at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 17 February 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
The gloved hand of Team Romania Cosmin Atodiresei touches congratulations with the hand with painted red nails of female team member Raluca Stramaturaru as they compete in the Luge Team Relay competition at the Olympic Sliding Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 15 February 2018. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
(L-R) Lukas Klapfer of Austria (bronze), Eric Frenzel of Germany (gold) and Akito Watabe of Japan (silver) after the Cross Country portion of the Nordic Combined Individual Normal Hill / 10 km competition at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 14 February 2018. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
epa06558103 Team Germany celebrates after winning the Men's Ice Hockey semi final match between Canada and Germany at the Gangneung Hockey Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung, South Korea, 23 February 2018. EPA-EFE/SRDJAN SUKI
epa04090297 South Korea skaters Cheol-Min Kim, Kyou-Hyuk Lee and Hyong-Joon Joo during a training session in the Team Pursuit at the Adler Arena at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 20 February 2014. EPA/VINCENT JANNINK
Javier Fernandez of Spain performs during the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition at the Gangneung Ice Arena during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 25 February 2018. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Skip Satsuki Fujiwasa (R) of Japan celebrates with teammates after winning the Women's Curling bronze medal game between Great Britain and Japan at the Gangneung Centre, in Gangneung, during the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games 2018, South Korea, 24 February 2018. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Ulla Zirne of Latvia in action during the Women's Luge Singles competition at the Olympic Sliding Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 13 February 2018. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN
epa06511899 Andreas Wellinger of Germany in action during a trial jump before the Men's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping competition at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 10 February 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
epa07078178 Marija Sotskowa of the Olympic Athletes from Russia performs during the Women's Single Free Skating of the Figure Skating competition at the Gangneung Ice Arena during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 23 February 2018. EPA-EFE/How Hwee Young
epa06530980 The shadows of (L-R) silver medal winner Beat Feuz of Switzerland, gold medal winner Matthias Mayer of Austria, bronze medal winner Kjetil Jansrud of Norway during the venue ceremony of the Men's Super-G race at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 16 February 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Dimitar Gerdzhikov of Bulgaria in action during the Men's Biathlon 10 km Sprint race at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 11 February 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
epa06537790 A forerunner crashes prior to the first run of the Men's Giant Slalom race at the Yongpyong Alpine Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, South Korea, 18 February 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
epa04066756 Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan in action during the Men's 500 m Race 1 of the Speed Skating event in the Adler Arena at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, 10 February 2014. EPA/VINCENT JANNINK
epa09664272 (01/24) (FILE) - Ballots sit stacked on a table during the second day of the recount of ballots from the 03 November US presidential election at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 21 November 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection".
epa09664273 (02/24) (FILE) - US President-elect Joe Biden (C) on stage during a celebratory event held outside of the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, 07 November 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664274 (03/24) (FILE) - US President Donald J. Trump speaks to the media about 'delivering lower prescription drug prices for all Americans' in the White House Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC, USA, 20 November 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO / POOL ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664276 (05/24) (FILE) - Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys gather in E street northwest before marching into Freedom Plaza, in Washington, DC, USA, 12 December 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/GAMAL DIAB ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664275 (04/24) (FILE) - Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA, 14 November 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664277 (06/24) (FILE) - The US Capitol is seen as supporters of US President Trump gather for a rally in Freedom Plaza to protest Congress's upcoming certification of Joe Biden as the next president in Washington, DC, USA, 05 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664278 (07/24) (FILE) - US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks to supporters gathered to protest Congress' upcoming certification of Joe Biden as the next president on the Ellipse in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664280 (09/24) (FILE) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi convenes a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next US president in the US capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664279 (09/24) (FILE) - Pro-Trump protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue to the US Capitol (seen behind) in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664281 (10/24) (FILE) - US Vice President Mike Pence (C) handling a document during a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next US president in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part o
epa09664282 (11/24) (FILE) - Supporters of US President Trump march down Pennsylvania Avenue as they breach Capitol security and climb the inauguration stand to protest Congress certifying Joe Biden as the next president in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664283 (12/24) (FILE) - Supporters of US President Trump stand by the door of the Eastern front after they breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664284 (13/24) (FILE) - Supporters of US President Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664285 (14/24) (FILE) - Supporters of US President Trump stand by the door to the Senate chambers after they breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664286 (15/24) (FILE) - Supporters of US President Trump outside the senate chambers after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664288 (17/24) (FILE) - A supporter of US President Trump sits on the desk of US House Speaker Pelosi, after Trump supporters breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664287 (16/24) (FILE) - US Capitol police look from behind broken glass in the Capital rotunda door at the East Front of the US Capitol after pro-Trump protesters stormed the grounds leading to chaos, in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/MICHAEL R
epa09664290 (19/24) (FILE) - Pro-Trump protesters occupy the grounds of the West Front of the US Capitol, including the inaugural stage and viewing stands, in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664289 (18/24) (FILE) - US President Donald J. Trump is seen delivering remarks via Twitter about the violence at the US Capitol on a television screen in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW/POOL ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664291 (20/24) (FILE) - Barricades along Pennsylvania Avenue across from the White House in Lafayette Park as preparations continue for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 19 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664292 (21/24) (FILE) - US President-elect Joe Biden (L) stands with Dr. Jill Biden (C) as he is given the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court during the inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 20 January 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664294 (22/24) (FILE) - A composite image shows (L-R) former Trump campaign strategist Roger Stone, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon (issued 03 January 2022). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/ ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
epa09664293 (23/24) (FILE) - A screen grab from a live broadcast by the Senate TV showing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, addressing the Senate, following the acquittal of former US president Trump in Trump's second Impeachment Trial, inside the capital building in Washington, DC, USA, 13 February 2021 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/SENATE TELEVISION HANDOUT HANDOUT ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epa09664295 (24/24) (FILE) - US President Donald J. Trump (R) golfs at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, USA, 27 November 2020 (reissued 03 January 2021). Following the November 2020 US presidential election, a tone set by supporters of defeated US President Donald Trump escalated further. Trump, who was refusing to concede the victory of Joe Biden, claiming voter fraud and rigged elections, told supporters and white nationalist extreme-right group Proud Boys to respectively 'Stop the Steal' and to 'stand back and stand by'. His social media accounts were suspended and the alt-right platform Parler gained in user numbers.
On 06 January 2021, incumbent US vice president Pence was due to certify the Electoral College votes before Congress, the last step in the process before President-elect Biden was to be sworn in. In the morning, pro-Trump protesters had gathered for the so-called Save America March. Soon after Trump finished his speech at the Ellipse, the crowd marched to the Capitol. The attack had begun.
Rioters broke into the Capitol building where the joint Congress session was being held. Lawmakers barricaded themselves inside the chambers and donned tear gas masks while rioters vandalized the building, some even occupying offices such as House Speaker Pelosi's. Eventually in the evening the building was cleared from insurrectionists, and the Congress chambers reconvened their session, confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US presidential election.
In the aftermath, more than 600 people were charged with federal crimes in connection to the insurgency, and close Trump aides such as Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows and Roger Stone were subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the attack. Trump himself was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, this time for "inciting an insurrection". EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET