WASHINGTON (AP) – The latest on the consequences of the attack on the Capitol by a crowd of pro-Trump worshipers (all local times):
10:20 am
Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff says President Donald Trump is a “danger to the Republic” and should be removed from office immediately on impeachment, resignation or invocation of the 25th Amendment.
Schiff said on Friday that Democrats warned during Trump’s impeachment that he would “try to cheat” to stay in office.
Now, he said Trump “lit the wick that exploded on Wednesday at the Capitol” when a crowd loyal to the president invaded the Capitol. Five people died in the chaos, including a Capitol police officer.
“Every day that he remains in office, he is a danger to the Republic, and he must step down immediately, through resignation, from the 25th Amendment or impeachment,” Schiff said in a statement.
Schiff called Trump “the worst president we’ve ever had”.
Schiff was the chief administrator of the president’s impeachment by House Democrats in 2019. Trump was later acquitted by the Senate for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in his dealings with Ukraine.
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HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ONE DAY AFTER THE PRO-TRUMP FORCES BROKEN CAPITOL:
The violence that shocked the world and left the country on the edge forced the resignation of three top Capitol security officials because of their failure to prevent the breach. It also prompted lawmakers to demand a review of operations and an FBI briefing on what they called a “terrorist attack”. And it is leading to a broader assessment of President Donald Trump’s term in office and what lies ahead for a torn nation.
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HERE IS HAPPENING:
10 a.m
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says those responsible for the death of policeman Brian Sicknick in the siege of the Capitol by a crowd loyal to President Donald Trump “should be brought to justice.”
Pelosi said on Friday that she was lowering flags at the Capitol in her honor.
Sicknick died “after defending the Capitol complex and protecting those who serve and work here. The perpetrators of Officer Sicknick’s death must be brought to justice, ”she said.
Pro-Trump supporters were urged by the president on Wednesday to the Capitol, where Congress was counting the votes of the Electoral College to confirm the election of Democrat Joe Biden.
Five people are dead in the violent clash.
“The violent and deadly act of insurrection that targeted the Capitol, our temple of American Democracy, and its workers was a profound tragedy and a blot on our nation’s history,” said Pelosi.
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9:10 am
Democratic House leaders say the House can accept articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as early as next week if Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s cabinet do not act to remove him.
Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark of Massachusetts says the House “can use procedural tools to bring impeachment articles to the House floor quickly” as early as next week if Pence does not invoke the 25th Constitution Amendment to remove Trump the position.
Congressman James Clyburn, the House’s third Democrat, says he can confirm that “we talked about it”. The South Carolina Democrat says he expects House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., “Move forward if the vice president refuses to do what is required by the constitution. Everyone knows that this president is crazy. “
The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and the majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unfit for the position. This section of the amendment was never invoked.
On Thursday, Pelosi said the House could propose an impeachment if Pence and the Cabinet do not remove Trump before his term ends on January 20.
Pence did not publicly address the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment. But that possibility may have disappeared after two Cabinet members resigned on Thursday in protest after Trump incited protesters who then mounted an attack on the Capitol the day before.
Clark and Clyburn spoke on CNN on Friday.
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8:40 am
A policeman died of injuries he sustained when supporters of President Donald Trump invaded the Capitol.
And his death is heightening questions about the defeated president’s remaining days and the ability of the United States Capitol Police to protect the area.
Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick died on Thursday.
During Wednesday’s confusion, Sicknick was hit in the head by a fire extinguisher, according to two police officers.
These officials were unable to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The officer is the fifth person to die in the attack on the Capitol.
Discussions are ongoing about Trump’s ability to stay in office