Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – February 16, 2021 – International News
The speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said that lawmakers will create an external independent commission to study the “facts and causes” of the January 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of then US President Donald Trump.
In a letter to lawmakers, Nancy Pelosi noted that the commission would be modeled on a similar commission set up after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Speaker of the House of Representatives noted that the group will also consider “facts and reasons concerning the readiness and response of the US Capitol police and other federal and local law enforcement agencies in the Capitol area.”
Assault on the Capitol
On January 6, 2021, a crowd of protesters supporting the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump in an attempt to prevent the recognition of the results of the 2020 presidential election, stormed and seized the Capitol building. The crowd held the building for several hours. The Security Service had to evacuate all members of the US Parliament present at a joint meeting of the two chambers, which met to approve the election results. Congress later approved of Joseph Biden’s victory.
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Five people were killed in the storming of the Capitol. Dozens of people were arrested for illegally entering a state institution.