6:03 p.m .: If Trump doesn’t step down voluntarily, Congress ‘will act’, says Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has discussed with the military ways to stop Trump from using nuclear codes.
4:47 p.m .: Trump announces he will not attend Biden’s swearing-in ceremony
“For all of you who have asked the question, I will not go to the nomination on January 20,” the US president tweeted.
Donald Trump will thus become the first president to refuse to attend the swearing-in of his successor since Andrew Johnson in 1869.
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To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021
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4:39 p.m .: Capitol invasion: 55 procedures open
Justice has started hunting down those responsible. According to Washington Federal Prosecutor Michael Sherwin, 55 cases were opened in 36 hours. “This is only the beginning,” he said, explaining that hundreds of agents scoured social networks to identify the actors of this coup.
4:38 p.m.: Capitol police chief resigns
Heavily criticized for his lack of anticipation, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has tendered his resignation.
4:36 p.m.: Voices are already rising to ask Twitter to suspend Donald Trump
3:55 p.m .: Donald Trump makes a promise to his voters on Twitter
Far from the appeasement speech the day before, Donald Trump, for his first tweet this Friday, promises the “75 million great American patriots” who voted for him in the presidential election on November 8 to carry their voice for a long time. “They will have a giant voice for a long time to come. They will neither be despised nor treated unfairly in any way!”, He continues, inflating the number of his voters (they are officially 74,223,744). .
Soon a declaration of candidacy for the 2024 presidential election?
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The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021
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9:01 am: FBI releases photos of attackers on Capitol Hill in an attempt to locate them
The US FBI released a list including photos of all wanted people suspected of breaking into Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
These activists who have managed to enter the famous American federal building are actively sought after 90 arrests have already taken place.
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#FBIWFO is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those who made unlawful entry into U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6. If you witnessed unlawful violent actions contact the #FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit photos/videos at https://t.co/NNj84wkNJP. https://t.co/iSeA3UMeyz pic.twitter.com/TW7fma4QDE
— FBI Washington Field (@FBIWFO) January 8, 2021
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8:02 am: Why did the security of the Capitol not work?
How did the pro-Trump protesters get into Capitol Hill so easily? The security system of the Congress building was widely criticized after the violence that rocked Washington. The ease with which the security services were overwhelmed by several hundred supporters of the Republican president waving “Trump 2020” flags and dressed in camouflage uniforms “is a massive failure,” said Senate Leader Mitch McConnell , announcing an investigation. We explain everything in this article.
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7:20 a.m .: Who are the pro-Trump who stormed the Capitol?
They were pictured on Capitol Hill on Wednesday with their feet on the desk of an elected official, parading with a Confederate flag or sitting at the office of the President of the Senate. The pro Trump protesters who have invaded the Capitol have already been identified by the American and specialized media.
Here are the main elements collected on each of them.
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6:40 am: A policeman injured during clashes at the Capitol is dead
Police officer Brian Sicknick, deployed to the Capitol clashes on Wednesday, and injured in physical contact with protesters, died of his injuries, police said.
Four protesters died during these incidents, including a woman hit by a bullet fired by the police. For the other three deaths, the circumstances have not yet been clarified.
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6:20 am: A second minister resigns
U.S. Education Minister Betsy Devos has become the second member of Donald Trump’s cabinet to announce her resignation, after the president’s supporters assault the Capitol.
“It is undeniable that your rhetoric has had an impact on the situation, and it is a tipping point for me”, accused the minister in a letter addressed to Donald Trump, of which several American media have obtained a copy.
A few hours earlier, Transport Minister Elaine Chao had also announced her resignation for similar reasons.
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6:15 am: Trump condemns violence and promises “smooth” transition
Donald Trump, accused by Joe Biden of having undermined democracy, launched a rare call for “reconciliation”, condemning “a heinous attack” on the Capitol.
In a video that marks a clear change of tone, the Republican president said he was “outraged by the violence” deployed by a few hundred of his supporters, who invaded the seat of Congress on Wednesday.
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Donald Trump launches a rare call for “reconciliation”
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6:04 am: Towards an untimely end for Donald Trump?
The Republican billionaire appears more and more isolated while his successor, who will settle in the White House in 13 days, already takes on the role of the leader responsible for healing the wounds of a bruised America.
6:03 am: Calls to impeach Trump
In Congress, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged Vice President Mike Pence to remove Donald Trump from office, accusing the outgoing president of “instigating” violence.
He called on Donald Trump’s right-hand man to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which allows the vice president and a majority of cabinet members to declare the president “unfit” to perform his role.
Echoing this, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic President of the House of Representatives, considered that dismissing Donald Trump was an “emergency of the utmost importance”.
First Republican to take the plunge publicly, an elected member of the House, Adam Kinzinger, called Thursday to follow this path, unprecedented, “for the good” of American democracy.
6:02 am: Trump deprived of social media
The President’s Facebook and Instagram accounts have been blocked for “at least the next two weeks,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday.
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The last hours information
- US Transport Minister Elaine Chao announced her resignation on Thursday, citing her “concern” over the invasion of Capitol Hill by supporters of President Donald Trump the day before.
- The woman who died Wednesday after participating in the coup in the Congress compound was shot dead by police on Capitol Hill. Three other people – a woman and two men – died around the Capitol.
- President-elect Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of having “unleashed a merciless assault on” democratic American institutions. “Yesterday was in my eyes one of the darkest days in our history”, he lamented, describing those who participated in these troubles as “terrorists”.
- Donald Trump has pledged to leave the White House on January 20 in an “orderly” fashion a few hours after his supporters have wreaked havoc on Capitol Hill.
- The White House spokeswoman said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump and his government “condemned as strongly as possible” the violence.
- In the aftermath of the violence, a first elected Republican joined the Democratic choir demanding his departure.
- The violence has been condemned by many world leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, who denounced an “attack on democracy” and called for respect for the result of the presidential election.
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6 a.m .: Controversial day Thursday after the violence at the Capitol
Congress certified Joe Biden’s election to the White House on Thursday after a day of unimaginable violence Wednesday in Washington, where supporters of Donald Trump sowed chaos within the Capitol, temple of American democracy.
Relive our live on Thursday’s events.
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