It has been a year since supporters of Donald Trump they stormed the United States Capitol (USA) in a failed attempt to reverse the Republican’s electoral defeat. It was the worst attack on the headquarters of the federal government since the war of 1812. The assault lasted several hours and resulted in the death of four people. Around 140 policemen were injured. Since then four officers have taken their own lives.
The following is a detailed chronology of those that happened on January 6, 2021 in Washington:
10.50 hours: Supporters of then-President Trump demonstrate in a park near the White House shouting “Save America.” Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, harangued those gathered to continue in the “combat.”
12.00 hours: Trump addresses the crowd in a 70-minute speech in which he insists on the false claim of voter fraud and calls on them to fight “like hell.”
12.53 hours: Legislators meet in a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden’s electoral victory over the objections of some Republicans. At the same time, a large group of Trump supporters tear down some barricades erected on the west side of the Capitol and begin to harass the police officers guarding the building.
13.02 hours: The then vice president, Mike Pence, who had a legal duty to preside over the act of certification of Biden’s victory, publishes a letter in which he makes it clear that he will not revoke the election results as Trump demanded.
13.30 hours: Thousands of protesters head toward the Capitol after Trump’s speech. An angry mob confronts the police stationed on the steps that give access to the Capitol. The officers are forced to retreat and retreat.
14.12 hours: The assailants manage to enter the Capitol building through smashing windows, right on the floor below the Senate session room.
14.13 hours: As the attackers advance, Congressional security agents evacuate Vice President Pence, who are transferred from the Senate floor to a nearby office. Senator Charles Grassley decides to interrupt the act of certification of the triumph of Biden.
14.14 hours: The security agent, Eugene Goodman, confronts the assailants who climb a staircase that leads to several access doors to the Senate chamber. Goodman manages to drive the mob away from the meeting room, allowing lawmakers to take cover and other officials to seal and lock the doors.
14.24 hours: Trump criticizes Pence on Twitter, accusing him of not having “had the courage to do what should have been done.”
14.44 hours: An assailant, Ashli Babbitt, attempts to break through a door that leads to an area known as the Speaker’s Lobby. A Capitol police officer fatally shoots him.
15.13 hours: Trump calls on the assailants to stop the attack as the televisions broadcast the shocking images of the enraged supporters of the then president, “I ask everyone in the United States Capitol to remain in peace. No to violence!” Trump writes in your Twitter account.
16.17 hours: After several hours of violence, Trump posts a video in which he tells his followers to go home, but not before telling them that he loves them and that they are “very special.” He also insists on the accusation of electoral fraud.
17.30 hours: The first troops of the National Guard are deployed around the Capitol. At that time there are hardly any acts of violence.
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20.00 hours: Capitol Police declare the building safe and Pence orders the congressional session to reopen.
03.40 am on January 7: Pence ends the electoral vote certification process and confirms that Biden has won the US presidency.
Reference-www.elperiodico.com