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Wicked Blue's JournalPresident Clinton: "The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers" From CNN's Dan
Former President Bill Clinton denounced the violence at the US Capitol, saying in a statement “Today we faced an unprecedented assault on our Capitol, our Constitution, and our country.”
"The assault was fueled by more than four years of poison politics spreading deliberate misinformation, sowing distrust in our system, and pitting Americans against one another. The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost," Clinton said.
He went on to say that the peaceful transfer of power must be completed.
"The election was free, the count was fair, the result is final. We must complete the peaceful transfer of power our Constitution mandates.
I have always believed that America is made up of good, decent people. I still do. If that’s who we really are, we must reject today’s violence, turn the page, and move forward together—honoring our Constitution, remaining committed to a government of the people, by the people, and for the people," Clinton said.
Who is in charge of the Federal Government? - CNN
CNN reports Pence has been coordinating with House, Senate, DC Mayor, Dept Defence etc "all day to secure the Capitol"
but no mention was made by Pence spokesman of Pence talking with Trump
CNN: "The vice president appears to be running things"
CNN: Source tells Acosta "Trump is out of his mind"
Jim Acosta reports he just spoke with a source close to the president, an advisor to Trump who says "Trump is out of his mind" but said there were so many "lackeys" in the cabinet that invoking the 25th Amendment is "unlikely to happen"
Pelosi says work of certification will resume tonight according to CNN
In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced leaders of Congress have decided to resume the joint session tonight to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win once the Capitol is "cleared for use."
"In consultation with Leader Hoyer and Whip Clyburn and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use. Leader Hoyer will be sending out more guidance later today," she said.
at 8 PM acc to senator chuck schumer
I worry about their safety
Washington Post: Sen. Mitt Romney: "What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the Pre
Sen. Mitt Romney: "What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President"
From CNN’s Nicky Robertson
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who has condemned GOP attempts to subvert the will of the voters in the presidential election, released a statement Wednesday night containing remarks he would have said in the US Senate before the insurrection in the US Capitol.
“We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States. Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy. They will be remembered for their role in this shameful episode in American history. That will be their legacy,” Romney said.
Romney went on to say, “I urge my colleagues to move forward with completing the electoral count, to refrain from further objections, and to unanimously affirm the legitimacy of the presidential election.”
Washington Post: Suspected homemade bombs found near RNC and DNC headquarters
Suspected homemade bombs found near RNC and DNC headquarters
By Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey
What appeared to be two realistic-looking homemade bombs were found near the Republican National Committee headquarters and the Democratic National Committee headquarters in downtown Washington, officials said Wednesday, adding to the danger and disorder centered around Congress.
The suspected bomb outside the RNC was found next to a trash container, and was a metal pipe with metal end caps, with wires running from inside the pipe to a plastic kitchen timer, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing investigations.
FBI explosives experts responded to both devices, and they were “rendered safe by the FBI and our law enforcement partners,” the bureau said in a statement. “The investigation is ongoing.”
In a statement, the RNC called the suspicious package outside their building an “explosive device that was successfully detonated.”
Washington Post: Lawmakers describe chaos from inside the chambers
Lawmakers describe chaos from inside the chambers
By Meagan Flynn
The gas masks were underneath the chairs, easy for lawmakers to grab as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Rotunda. “You could hear a pounding on the doors on the outside,” Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) said in an interview from a secure, undisclosed location on the Hill. “At that point they had us get our gas masks out.”
Evacuated from the chambers, lawmakers described unthinkable scenes of chaos from within the halls of Congress on Wednesday after thousands of pro-Trump rioters breached barriers outside the Capitol, entered the building and turned the debate over electoral votes into a lockdown situation.
As he listened to the mob “trying to ram up against the doors,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said all he could think about was his family. Reeling from the loss of his 25-year-old son last week, Raskin had taken one of his daughters and his son-in-law to the Capitol to watch the debates unfold over presidential electors, “because we wanted to be together,” he said.
Raskin was helping lead Democrats’ arguments against Republican objectors. “I thought I could show them the peaceful transfer of power in the United States of America,” Raskin said. “What was really going through my mind was their safety because they were not with me in the chamber, and I just wanted us all to get back together.”
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) said members were told that chemical irritants had been deployed in Statuary Hall and, for a moment, planned for the possibility that they might be exposed to tear gas. Capitol Police were barricading the doors with tables and bookshelves, she said.
Spanberger, a former CIA case officer, said that it was a crisis she would only expect to see unfold in fragile countries halfway across the world. “It is a low for this country I never thought we would reach,” she said. “This is what we see in failing countries. This is what leads to a death of democracy.”
Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (D) said they hoped they could resume the counting of electoral votes this evening “so the world knows that despite this chaos, despite a lawless president, we will transfer power on Jan. 20,” Van Hollen said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/#link-L7VRODYF45BZTG34YEFAVTCBXI
Trouble now at Black Lives Matter Plaza Washington Post
As pro-Trump protesters began to wander away from the Capitol, some showed up at Black Lives Matter Plaza, where a brawl erupted with anti-Trump protesters involving pepper spray and at least one Taser.
The scuffle near the plaza started about 5:30 p.m. and involved about two dozen people. After the fight played out for several minutes, including on local live television, D.C. police officers on bikes broke up the fighting. Protesters on both sides threw punches and pepper-sprayed each other, and an anti-Trump fighter could be seen using a Taser.
When D.C. officers arrived, they tackled brawlers and no injuries or arrests were immediately seen.
Acting attorney general calls the riots "an intolerable attack" on democracy
Acting attorney general calls the riots "an intolerable attack" on democracy
From CNN's Katelyn Polantz
Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen issued a statement Wednesday evening calling the violence at the US Capitol “an intolerable attack on a fundamental institution of our democracy.”
The US Capitol Police was initially protecting the building when protesters had surrounded the Capitol and the building was in lockdown.
CNN - Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley:"Donald Trump is ill"
Brinkley said he thinks Pence is now commander in chief, that Trump is acting "in an irrational manner"
He said questions are being raised in government agencies as to whether Trump is stable for the job.
"He has organized an insurrection against the United States."
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