The big lies about the assault on the Capitol on January 6 3:21
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Former US President Jimmy Carter warned on Wednesday that democracy is being threatened across the country and that "our great nation is now teetering on the brink of a growing abyss."
Carter, in a New York Times op-ed published on the eve of the anniversary of the assault on the Capitol on January 6, charged that "without immediate action, we run a real risk of civil conflict and of losing our precious democracy."
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"Americans," said the 97-year-old former president, "must put aside differences and work together before it is too late."
A year ago, the Democrat joined the other three living former presidents (Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton) in criticizing the violent agitators who stormed the Capitol as Congress met to certify the results of the presidential elections of 2020 in favor of President Joe Biden.
On Wednesday, Carter wrote that "promoters of the lie that the elections were stolen have taken over a political party and fueled mistrust in our electoral system."
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Pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers along the perimeter of the Capitol building, clashing with police, the full riot gear, and some calling the officers "traitors" for doing their jobs.
Look here some of the most impressive images of that day.
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The protesters pushed the metal fences and the police.
They also used the fences to push the protesters back.
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Police officers were seen leaning over metal fences to beat people trying to cross them.
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The session to count and certify Electoral College votes for president and vice president was suspended.
This photo shows Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConell before the suspension.
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A Capitol police officer confronts a horde of pro-Trump protesters as they entered the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The protesters broke through security barriers and entered Congress debating the certification of electoral votes.
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An agitator enters the Senate compound and sits on the main podium.
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Security agents point their weapons at a door that was vandalized in the House of Representatives, during the session to certify the electoral votes of President Joe Biden.
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A crowd of Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, as seen from inside the building, on the afternoon of January 6, 2021 in Washington.
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This was the situation in the Capitol on January 6 in the afternoon, when protesters stormed the premises of Congress and confronted the police.
There was tear gas.
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A Capitol police officer wears a gas mask during armed protesters' rampage into Congress.
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A protester is seen hanging from the balcony of the Senate Chamber amid riots at the Capitol.
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Capitol police officers detained several protesters outside the House of Representatives after they stormed a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington protesting Biden's victory.
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Some people in Congress use plastic bags as armed protesters stormed the joint session of Congress to ratify Biden's victory as president.
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A man sat on the main Senate podium as the Capitol was closed and police tried to contain the escalation of protests.
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Outside the Capitol, pro-Trump protesters continued their protest to prevent the victory of President-elect Joe Biden from being certified.
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Police throw water at protesters who clashed to try to enter the Capitol in Washington.
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Protesters enter the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021 in Washington.
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Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest in the Capitol Rotunda on January 6, 2021. (Credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators protest outside the United States Capitol in Washington, after rioters stormed the Congress building.
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Trump supporters clash with police and security forces outside the Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. (Credit: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP via Getty Images)
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Pro-Trump protesters broke through security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated Electoral College certification.
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Crowds gather outside the United States Capitol on January 6 amid clashes with police.
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A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as protesters gather at the building on January 6, 2021 in Washington.
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Pro-Trump protesters gather outside the US Capitol building.
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The image shows the deployment of tear gas as pro-Trump protesters enter the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Credit: Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images)
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier in front of the Capitol.
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One of the most recognizable figures in the crowd was a man in his 30s with a painted face, a fur hat and a horned helmet.
The protester, Jake Angeli - known to his followers as the Shaman of QAnon - quickly became a symbol of the strange and terrifying spectacle.
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A Trump supporter carries a Confederate battle flag in the Capitol Rotunda.
During the Civil War, the closest any insurgent carrying a Confederate flag got to the Capitol was about 10 kilometers, during the Battle of Fort Stevens in 1864. (Credit: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images)
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier.
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US Representative Jason Crow, D-Colorado, comforts US Representative Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, as she takes cover in the House of Representatives.
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Richard "Bigo" Barnett, leader of a pro-gun group in Gravette, Arkansas, sits in the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Law enforcement officers point their weapons at a vandalized door in the House of Representatives after the assault on the Capitol.
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Trump supporters participate in a rally near the White House.
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Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officiate the joint session of Congress early on January 6.
Congress was meeting to count and certify Electoral College votes before the Capitol was stormed.
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Carter said he was hopeful that the deadly attack on Capitol Hill "would shake the nation into addressing the toxic polarization that threatens our democracy."
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But politicians, he said, "have taken advantage of the mistrust they have created to enact laws empowering partisan legislatures to intervene in electoral processes" and "seek to win by any means, and many Americans are being persuaded to think and act. in the same way, threatening to collapse the foundations of our security and democracy at breakneck speed. "
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"Now I fear that what we have fought so hard to achieve globally - the right to free and fair elections, unfettered by political strongmen seeking nothing more than to increase their own power - has become dangerously fragile. at home, "said Carter, who after his presidency started the Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that monitors free elections around the world.
The former president offered five points to give security to the elections in the United States: American citizens must agree on constitutional norms and respect each other despite political differences;
the country must promote electoral reforms to guarantee access and confidence in the elections;
the country must resist polarization;
the country must reject violence in politics, and finally, disinformation must be addressed.
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"For American democracy to endure, we must demand that our leaders and candidates uphold the ideals of freedom and adhere to high standards of conduct," he said.
Assault on the Capitol by Jimmy Carter
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