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UPDATES: Congress Certifies Biden's Electoral Victory After Day Of Riots Incited By Trump

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The clash outside the Capitol

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Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place.

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Many Trump supporters use protest barricades as ladders and help each other climb over the Capitol wall

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A Capitol police officer sprays pepper spray at a protester climbing through a window

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The protesters breaching the Capitol

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Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump are seen in statuary hall amidst tear gas after breaching Capitol security

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Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place.

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People in the House gallery take cover

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Capitol police officers aim their guns at an insurrectionist trying to enter the Housechamber

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Trump supporters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, near the Ohio Clock

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After breaching the Capitol, a pro-Trump insurrectionist carries a Confederate flag in the Capitol

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Protesters outside the Capitol Building

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Trump supporters march to the Capitol Building during the 'Stop The Steal' rally as they protest the 2020 election results on January 6, 2021 in Washington DC.

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Pro-Trump insurrectionists in the Capitol Building

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Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump stand by the door to the House chambers after they breached the US Capitol security

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Supporters of US President Donald J. Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC, USA, 06 January 2021. Protesters entered the US Capitol where the Electoral College vote certification for President-elect Joe Biden took place.

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Pro-Trump protesters and riot police

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House staffers leave the chamber

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A supporter of US President Donald J. Trump sits on the desk of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after supporters of US President Donald J. Trump breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC

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A supporter of US President Donald J. Trump sits on the desk of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after supporters of US President Donald J. Trump breached the US Capitol security in Washington, DC

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