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Photos: Looking back at the chaos of the Capitol riot

Hundreds of Trump supporters swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, forcing the Senate to evacuate and Vice President Mike Pence to be ushered to a secure location.

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Trump supporters gather near the Washington Monument to contest the count of electoral college votes on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak to supporters.

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Trump supporters sing the national anthem. 

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Image: Supporters of President Donald Trump clash with police officers outside of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump supporters clash with police outside the Capitol.

— Leah Millis / Reuters
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol.

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The protesters marched en masse to the Capitol after Trump vowed he would not concede to Biden.

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A rioter holds a Trump flag near the Senate Chamber.
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Members of Congress run for cover as rioters try to enter the House Chamber.

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Image: Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021.

Police with guns drawn watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber. 

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People shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber.

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Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as rioters try to break into the House Chamber.
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Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., comforts Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., while taking cover as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress.

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Richard Barnett sits in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Jan. 6, 2021.

A supporter of President Donald Trump sits in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office.

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A rioter hangs from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021.

A rioter hangs from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Capitol Police detain rioters outside the House Chamber.
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Protesters confront Capitol Police outside the Senate Chamber.
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A protester sits at a desk in the Capitol. 

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Supporters of President Donald Trump protest in the Capitol Rotunda.
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A Trump supporter carries a Confederate battle flag on the second floor of the Capitol near the entrance to the Senate.

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A protester waves to a photographer as he carries a lectern in the Capitol.

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Trump supporters stand by the door to the Senate Chamber.

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Congressional staffers hold up their hands while Capitol Police SWAT teams secure the floor.

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Image: Protesters clash with police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Protesters clash with police at the Capitol.
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Trump supporters clash with police outside the Capitol.

— Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
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Police officers detain a woman after a clash with Trump supporters outside the Capitol.
— Leah Millis / Reuters
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Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the walls of the Capitol.

— Stephanie Keith / Reuters
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather on the steps of the Capitol.
— Leah Millis / Reuters
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Trump supporters stand near a noose erected on the West side of the Capitol.

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Trump supporters stand next to media equipment destroyed during the protest outside the Capitol.

Trump supporters stand next to media equipment destroyed during the protest outside the Capitol.

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An explosion caused by a police munition in front of the Capitol.

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