An angry mob chanting “hang Mike Pence” came within 40 feet of the vice president. He spent nearly five hours in an underground loading dock. The president called him a “wimp” and worse.
Tag: Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)
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‘So the Traitors Know the Stakes’: The Meaning of the Jan. 6 Gallows
Little is known about how a gallows came to be built near the Capitol, but the motif has become a favorite among right-wing extremists and white supremacists.
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Trump Lawyer Cited ‘Heated Fight’ Among Justices Over Election Suits
In an email weeks after the election, another lawyer advising the Trump campaign responded that the prospect of “‘wild’ chaos” on Jan. 6 could lead the Supreme Court to take up a case.