2021 United States Capitol storming: Difference between revisions

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|location = Capitol Hill

|motive = To overturn the election result and give Donald Trump four more years in office

|crimes = [[Murder]] [[Terrorism]] Treason Mass property damage and vandalism Seditious conspiracy Rioting}}The '''2021 US Capitol storming''' was a riot that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6 2021. During the riot the US Capitol building was stormed by a mob of hundreds of supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 election, in which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden won over Trump by 74 votes. The riots were incited by comments made by Trump in which he repeatedly alleged widespread [[Voter Fraud|voter fraud]] during the election, despite little to no substantiated evidence.

|crimes = [[Murder]] [[Terrorism]] Treason Mass property damage and [[vandalism]] Seditious conspiracy Rioting [[Looting]]}}{{Quote|What we witnessed yesterday was not dissent — it was disorder. They weren’t protestors — they were rioters, insurrectionists, and domestic terrorists. I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming, but that isn’t true. We could.|President-elect [[wikipedia:Joe Biden|Joe Biden]] discusses the event.}}

The '''2021 US Capitol storming''' was a riot that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6 2021. During the riot the US Capitol building was stormed by a mob of hundreds of supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 election, in which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden won over Trump by 74 votes. The riots were incited by comments made by Trump in which he repeatedly alleged widespread [[Voter Fraud|voter fraud]] during the election, despite little to no substantiated evidence.

The riot was perpetrated by supporters of the Stop the Steal movement, a campaign to overturn the result of the election on the basis of voter fraud. The conspiracy theorist cult [[QAnon]] were also present, as were the [[Alt-Right]] group the [[Proud Boys]] and several people bearing Neo-Nazi and white nationalist emblems such as swastikas and Confederate flags. The attack was reportedly planned on various "Alt-tech" platforms such as TheDonald.win, Parler and Telegram. The group Stop the Steal had also posted about their intention to occupy the Capitol and "escalate" if opposed by law enforcement.

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 |location = Capitol Hill
 |motive = To overturn the election result and give Donald Trump four more years in office
-|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Treason<br>Mass property damage and vandalism<br>Seditious conspiracy<br>Rioting}}The '''2021 US Capitol storming''' was a riot that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6 2021. During the riot the US Capitol building was stormed by a mob of hundreds of supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 election, in which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden won over Trump by 74 votes. The riots were incited by comments made by Trump in which he repeatedly alleged widespread [[Voter Fraud|voter fraud]] during the election, despite little to no substantiated evidence.
+|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Treason<br>Mass property damage and [[vandalism]]<br>Seditious conspiracy<br>Rioting<br>[[Looting]]}}{{Quote|What we witnessed yesterday was not dissent — it was disorder. They weren’t protestors — they were rioters, insurrectionists, and domestic terrorists. I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming, but that isn’t true. We could.|President-elect [[wikipedia:Joe Biden|Joe Biden]] discusses the event.}}
+The '''2021 US Capitol storming''' was a riot that occurred in Washington D.C. on January 6 2021. During the riot the US Capitol building was stormed by a mob of hundreds of supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 election, in which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden won over Trump by 74 votes. The riots were incited by comments made by Trump in which he repeatedly alleged widespread [[Voter Fraud|voter fraud]] during the election, despite little to no substantiated evidence.
 The riot was perpetrated by supporters of the Stop the Steal movement, a campaign to overturn the result of the election on the basis of voter fraud. The conspiracy theorist cult [[QAnon]] were also present, as were the [[Alt-Right]] group the [[Proud Boys]] and several people bearing Neo-Nazi and white nationalist emblems such as swastikas and Confederate flags. The attack was reportedly planned on various "Alt-tech" platforms such as TheDonald.win, Parler and Telegram. The group Stop the Steal had also posted about their intention to occupy the Capitol and "escalate" if opposed by law enforcement.