‘Hold the Line’: Inside the House Chamber as a Pro-Trump Mob Stormed In
- The scene as police rushed to protect lawmakers during protest
- Guns drawn, door barricaded against Trump supporters
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At first, the disruption surrounding the Capitol seemed like a curiosity at best, a nuisance at worst. Thousands of pro-Trump protesters were pushing into the East Front of the Capitol grounds, past barricades, some waving Trump flags, some American flags.
But the situation quickly turned grave, with security officials inside the House of Representatives chamber warning that “lots of people” had broken past a perimeter that had been set up.