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capitol riot
“Mob violence goes against everything I believe in," the president said a week after he encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol.
Despite the Capitol riot, doing so would not be "consistent with our Constitution," the vice president wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
One plot includes surrounding the Capitol and murdering Democrats to allow Republicans to take control of the government.
“These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful QAnon-associated content at scale," the social media company said.
Representative Tim Ryan said that the US Capitol Police have suspended an officer who took a selfie with rioters and another who wore a MAGA hat and gave directions.
Many Twitter users questioned the Florida Republican's priorities — and also his understanding of the First Amendment.
The House speaker shared with "60 Minutes" details of when Trump-supporting rioters stormed the Capitol, where lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden's win.
The president ordered flags at half-staff on the day of the funeral procession for Officer Brian Sicknick, who died at the hands of the violent mob Trump incited.
New videos and accounts of the siege have revealed an even darker picture.
Officer Howard Liebengood died on Saturday, the department announced. He is the second officer to die since Wednesday's violent siege of the Capitol.