{"id":22754,"date":"2021-01-07T06:57:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T06:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=22754"},"modified":"2021-01-07T06:57:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T06:57:49","slug":"us-senate-reconvenes-for-electoral-college-vote-count-with-heavily-armed-guards-after-capitol-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/us-senate-reconvenes-for-electoral-college-vote-count-with-heavily-armed-guards-after-capitol-siege\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate Reconvenes for Electoral College Vote Count with Heavily Armed Guards After Capitol Siege"},"content":{"rendered":"

American lawmakers gathered to continue certifying Electoral College votes for the 2020 race, reconvening at the Capitol hours after a massive group of demonstrators stormed the building, prompting an evacuation of officials.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The House and Senate made another attempt to certify votes around 8pm on Wednesday night, resuming the process following an eruption of violence in Washington, DC, which saw hundreds of Trump supporters storm the Capitol, occupying the chambers for several hours before they were cleared out by law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n

While a number of GOP lawmakers had planned to object to the vote certification, alleging irregularities in the presidential race, asked about the matter before Congress regrouped, Republican Senator Rand Paul (Kentucky) said he did not expect any serious objections the second time around.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn consultation with [House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer] and [House Whip Jim Clyburn] and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use,\u201d House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement ahead of the second effort to certify.<\/span><\/p>\n

Security forces clad in heavy body armor were stationed near the Senate floor on Wednesday night, with piles of gear seen strewn across the building\u2019s hallways. House Democrat Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries earlier reported that the Capitol had been cleared, and that lawmakers would return \u201cwhen it is safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Staffers were allowed back inside through underground tunnels, seen in a photo shared on Twitter by NBC correspondent Garrett Haake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R-Kentucky] addressed the day\u2019s events when the body reconvened.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States Senate will not be intimidated. We will not be kept out of this chamber by thugs, mobs or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation. We are back at our post, we will discharge our duty under the Constitution and for our nation \u2013 and we\u2019re gonna do it tonight,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

One woman was fatally shot as rioters attempted to breach the Senate chamber, captured in disturbing footage circulating online. She was seen leaving the building on a stretcher and later died of her injuries, according to law enforcement sources.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 6pm curfew was ordered across the nation\u2019s capital amid the chaos, as well as in nearby Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia, where Governor Ralph Northam has also declared a state of emergency. DC\u2019s National Guard unit was \u201cfully activated\u201d to assist local police.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legislators had only just begun the certification process when the violence erupted, part of the formal procedure to transfer power to President-elect Joe Biden. President Trump and his supporters maintain the 2020 race was plagued by extensive voter fraud and had repeatedly called on Republican lawmakers, as well as Vice President Mike Pence, to challenge the Electoral College count. Pence, however, signaled earlier on Wednesday that he would not do so, arguing he lacked the authority to invalidate votes. His refusal, however, did little to calm the swarm of Trump supporters gathered outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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