Biden, Harris speak on one-year anniversary of Capitol riot – WATCH LIVE

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris connected Thursday volition people the one-year day of the Jan. 6 onslaught connected the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, an lawsuit that resulted successful 5 deaths and 725 radical arrested connected national charges.

Biden and the vice president volition present remarks successful National Statuary Hall successful the Capitol astir the failed insurrection.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said events astatine the Capitol are intended “as an observance of reflection, remembrance and recommitment.”

The events see testimonials from members of Congress astir the unit and menace from Trump supporters who stormed the House and Senate chambers and forced lawmakers to scurry to safer locations successful the Capitol complex.

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was whisked by Capitol Police from the Senate level and Sen. Jacky Rosen, besides a Nevada Democrat, led her unit successful barricading her authoritative bureau until the unit subsided.

The onslaught occurred pursuing a rally led by Trump, who urged his supporters to march to the Capitol and “stop the steal” of the statesmanlike election. Federal judges person rejected lawsuits filed by Republicans and Trump supporters claiming elector fraud successful plaything states similar Nevada arsenic baseless.

Congress was certifying the electoral ballot number successful the states erstwhile the convulsive mob broke done information barriers, attacked constabulary and smashed windows to get wrong the building, trying to hunt down Vice President Mike Pence who was officiating the ballot number successful the Senate. Pence had rejected questionable ineligible theories that asserted helium had the close to cull slates of electors from plaything states.

Congressional Republican leaders condemned the unit instantly pursuing the attack, but person since downplayed the menace to ideology that Trump supporters had posed.

Three Nevada men were arrested connected national felony charges of battle for their information successful the riot. They stay successful jailhouse awaiting trial.

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