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    Four dead and 52 arrested in the assault of Donald Trump's followers on the Capitol

  • Jake Angeli.

    When a QAnon member disguised as a bison presided over the US Senate

Thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, who have

refused to abide by the result of the polls

, stormed Congress on January 6 and forced the evacuation of legislators and Vice President

Mike Pence

, who was leading the session in which Joe Biden's victory was to be certified.

Despite the deployment of

340 National Guard soldiers

to a protest that expected some 15,000 participants, including right-wing radicals and white supremacists, the authorities had to ask nearby police forces and 150 other guards for help on the march to regain control of the city.

After almost four hours of assault by Trump supporters, who marched towards Congress at the urging of the outgoing president himself, lawmakers from both parties considered it important to

resume the session that interrupted

the unprecedented insurrection in Washington on

the same night on Wednesday

.

Finally, the US Congress ratified this Thursday the result of the November elections, and the outgoing president, Donald Trump, finally committed to an "orderly transition" of power to the elected president, Joe Biden.

Assault on the Capitol

1. An angry crowd outside the building

The protesters arrived at the Capitol after Donald Trump's speech in the Mall, the park that occupies the center of Washington

2. In the Senate

Vice President Pence was escorted out of the building.

Members of the mob freely roamed the Senate chamber and gained access to the gallery on the upper floor.

3. Exterior of the Rotunda

The police responded to the assault with tear gas.

4. Hall of statues

The crowd waved Trump flags, smashed furniture and took away souvenirs.

5. House of Representatives

There was an armed confrontation between the police and the protesters. 534 legislators who were in the House of Representatives were evacuated to the basement of the Capitol.

6. Occupation of the Capitol

Some protesters are known to sneak in somewhere in this part of the building.

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