In Photos: Violence erupts as Trump supporters storm US Capitol
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U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president, on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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People are evacuated from the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Police keep a watch on demonstrators who tried to break through a police barrier, on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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A police officer has their eyes flushed with water after a confrontation with demonstrators, on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Trump supporters stand on top of a police vehicle, on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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People run in the halls as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president, on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Authorities walk toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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With the U.S. Capitol in the background, supporters of President Donald Trump hold flags as lights from police vehicles illuminate Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Authorities secure the area outside the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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A person on a stretcher is placed in an ambulance outside the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Demonstrators break TV equipment outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, during a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)