Day: January 6, 2021

President Trump initially did not want to deploy the National Guard as a mob of his supporters breached the US Capitol, a source says cnn.it/2Xfj6q3 pic.twitter.com/FfMVg6GYT9

NBA players, coaches comment on scene at Capitol: “This is the epitome of white privilege” wapo.st/3oo9a9p

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who lost her Senate runoff race, drops plans to object to Georgia’s presidential election results cnn.it/2XjO2Fq pic.twitter.com/yZT5WJ4z1p

UPDATE: National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger are considering resigning over the attempted coup trib.al/axH3Tu4

FBI, Homeland Security, White House advisers foresaw possible riots, looked the other way newsweek.com/fbi-homeland-s…

‘Trump will deservedly be left a man without a country’: Trump’s former defense secretaries condemn ‘appalling’ assault on Capitol businessinsider.com/trumps-former-…

Pence declares, ‘Let’s get back to work’ as session resumes after Capitol siege trib.al/fjWgxjI

Full Senate Minority Leader Schumer speech as Senate reconvenes:

“Franklin Roosevelt set aside Dec. 7, 1941, as the day that will live in infamy. Unfortunately, we can now add Jan. 6, 2021, to that very short list of dates in American history that will live forever in infamy.” pic.twitter.com/AboY92WxPV

Senate Majority Leader McConnell: “The 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 will discharge our duty under the Constitution, and for our nation.” pic.twitter.com/PkCy3qvzJA

BREAKING: U.S. Congress returns to session to continue counting the Electoral Vote after a mob of pro-Trump rioters took control of the U.S. Capitol earlier today. pscp.tv/w/1OwGWVbXrgWKQ