What Happened Inside The U.S. Capitol During Pro-Trump Insurrection
Eyewitnesses describe what they saw and how they felt when the U.S. Capitol was besieged by pro-Trump radicals.
Eyewitnesses describe what they saw and how they felt when the U.S. Capitol was besieged by pro-Trump radicals.
Amid resignations and condemnation from Trump’s Republican allies, top Democrats have said that he should be removed from office by impeachment or through the 25th amendment.This episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
What does the U.S. Capitol insurrection reveal about America’s culture, politics and racial history?
How should political leaders address Wednesday’s insurrection on Capitol Hill?
The House speaker said she had already made her interest known to Vice President Pence, and if he and the Cabinet don’t act “Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment.“
Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution gives the vice president the ability to subsume the powers of the presidency if he has the support of the executive Cabinet.
A tattoo artist from Roselle and a CEO from Inverness were arrested in D.C. after a violent mob stormed the Capitol.
Armed with pro-Trump banners, the rioters far outnumbered and swiftly overwhelmed the Capitol Police as they charged up the steps, smashed windows, broke into the Senate chamber and occupied offices.
At least three Democrats and one Republican want to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust Trump after he incited a fatal breach of the Capitol.
Police say 14 officers were injured and at least 70 arrests were made by Thursday morning. Law enforcement agencies are requesting the public’s help in identifying rioters.