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Police chief resigns after riots
12:40 a.m.:
The chief of the police, who is responsible for the US Capitol, announced his resignation after the storm on parliament.
This was reported by NBC and Axios, among others.
Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund announced his resignation on January 16.
The police could not prevent the Trump supporters from storming the Capitol.
Inside the building, a police officer shot a woman who died shortly afterwards.
Nancy Pelosi, spokeswoman for the House of Representatives, had called for Sund's resignation.
Vice President Pence refuses to activate the 25th Amendment
12:20 a.m.:
US Vice President Mike Pence apparently refuses to remove US President Donald Trump, citing the 25th amendment to the constitution.
This is what the New York Times and Business Insider report.
Democrats and some Republicans had called for the amendment to be used.
This enables a "removal" from office due to mental "inability".
However, this option would have to be approved by a majority in the cabinet and Vice-President Pence.
Joe Biden is sworn in as president on January 20th.
Trump spokeswoman: "the violence was horrific"
11:55 p.m.:
US President Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to move to the Capitol.
He later played down the violence of his supporters.
Now, around 24 hours after the Capitol stormed, Trump has had his spokeswoman condemn the violence.
White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday, “The violence we saw in our nation's capital yesterday was appalling, objectionable and contrary to the American way.
We - the President and this government - condemn them in the strongest terms. "McEnany went on to say," Those who forcibly besieged our Capitol are the opposite of everything this government stands for. "
Numerous critics had accused Trump of fueling the mob at a rally and not condemning the subsequent storming of parliament.
It wasn't until long after the clashes began that the Republican sent a video message calling on his supporters to go home.
At the same time he praised the demonstrators.
"We love you, you are very special," he said.
Michelle Obama: Trump ready to sacrifice democracy for his ego
11:24 p.m.:
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has sharply attacked incumbent President Donald Trump over the riots of his supporters in Washington.
In a lengthy statement that Obama published on Twitter, Obama described the Republican as "a man who is obviously ready to burn democracy down for his own ego."
You did not call Trump by name.
With a view to the unrest on Wednesday, she continued: "The day was the fulfillment of a dream for an infantile and unpatriotic president who cannot deal with the truth of his own failures."
The wife of Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, also complained about what she saw as a comparatively gentle treatment of the rampaging Trump supporters at the Capitol against peaceful demonstrators who protested against racism in the country in the summer.
68 U.S. Capitol riot arrests - 56 police officers injured
10.55 p.m.:
At least 68 people were arrested during the rioting by supporters of the elected US President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington.
Police in the US capital said 56 police officers had been injured, two of whom were being treated in hospital.
Two pipe bombs and six firearms had been seized.
The police identified on Thursday the four dead who had been reported the day before.
The woman who died as a result of a gunshot wound was therefore a 35-year-old from Maryland.
The three people who were killed in unspecified "medical emergencies" were between the ages of 34 and 55.
They came from Georgia, Alabama, and Pennsylvania.
Prosecutor Mike Sherwin told journalists over the phone that 55 criminal charges were filed within 36 hours in connection with the Capitol incidents.
In most cases, the accusation is that certain areas have been unauthorized, but in some cases it is also about bodily harm or unauthorized possession of weapons.
With the allegations but "all options on the table", including riot.
Sherwin emphasized that the prosecution was just beginning.
Investigators viewed video footage.
Hundreds of employees searched social media to identify potential offenders.
According to the police, only twelve of those arrested came from Washington or the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia.
Another 50 came from more distant states, and six people had no registered address.
US Senator Graham speaks out against impeachment proceedings
10:29 p.m.:
The important Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham rejects impeachment proceedings for President Donald Trump under Amendment 25 of the US Constitution.
"I don't think that's appropriate at this point," said the South Carolina senator.
Graham, who was particularly loyal to Trump for a long time, broke with him after the riots on Wednesday and repeated his criticism on Thursday.
"The president needs to understand that what he did was the problem, not the solution," he said.
There have been constant attempts by Trump's lawyers to spread lies about the election process.
But he also defended his decision not to recognize Joe Biden's election victory for weeks.
He justified this with the fact that there had been open court proceedings.
Graham praised Vice President Mike Pence, who led the ceremonial counting of voters' votes on Wednesday - despite criticism from the president and objections from some members of Congress.
"The things that were asked of him in the name of loyalty went too far, were against the Constitution, illegal and would have been wrong for the country," Graham said.
According to "NYT" Trump speaks about his own pardon
10:12 p.m.:
Donald Trump is said to have suggested to supporters to pardon himself in the last days of his presidency.
The New York Times published this in an article.
In several conversations since election day, the 74-year-old is said to have asked his advisors whether he should do this and how this could affect him legally and politically.
It was not clear whether he had raised the issue after calling on his supporters to march to the Capitol on Wednesday.
Trump has already considered a number of pardons for his family, including his three oldest children - Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump.
Close employees such as the personal lawyer of the President Rudolph W. Giuliani are also to be granted impunity.
According to the New York Times, Trump is said to have expressed concerns to advisors that a Justice Department under President Biden could investigate everyone.
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