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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Updated 1815 GMT (0215 HKT) January 12, 2021

A rioter holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol near the Senate chamber on Wednesday, January 6.
Photos: Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress
A rioter holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol near the Senate chamber on Wednesday, January 6.
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Members of the DC National Guard stand outside the Capitol after the riots.
Photos: Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress
Members of the DC National Guard stand outside the Capitol after the riots.
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Law enforcement officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House chamber after the Capitol was breached.
Photos: Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress
Law enforcement officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House chamber after the Capitol was breached.
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A rioter hangs from a balcony in the Senate chamber.
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A rioter hangs from a balcony in the Senate chamber.
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Trump supporters cover their faces after tear gas was fired in front of the Capitol.
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Trump supporters cover their faces after tear gas was fired in front of the Capitol.
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A Trump supporter <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/us/capitol-confederate-flag-fort-stevens/index.html" target="_blank">carries a Confederate battle flag</a> in the Capitol Rotunda. During the Civil War, the closest any insurgent carrying a Confederate flag ever came to the Capitol was about 6 miles, during the Battle of Fort Stevens in 1864.
Photos: Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress
A Trump supporter carries a Confederate battle flag in the Capitol Rotunda. During the Civil War, the closest any insurgent carrying a Confederate flag ever came to the Capitol was about 6 miles, during the Battle of Fort Stevens in 1864.
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US Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, comforts US Rep. Susan Wild, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, while taking cover in the House chamber.
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US Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, comforts US Rep. Susan Wild, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, while taking cover in the House chamber.
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Richard "Bigo" Barnett, the leader of a pro-gun rights group in Gravette, Arkansas, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/us/insurrection-capitol-extremist-groups-invs/index.html" target="_blank">sits inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.</a> Barnett later showed reporters an envelope that he said he took from Pelosi's desk.
Photos: Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress
Richard "Bigo" Barnett, the leader of a pro-gun rights group in Gravette, Arkansas, sits inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Barnett later showed reporters an envelope that he said he took from Pelosi's desk.
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Papers and other materials litter the House chamber after it was evacuated.
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Papers and other materials litter the House chamber after it was evacuated.
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Congressional staffers evacuate the Capitol.
Photos: Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress