Capitol Police Chief Quits After Pro-Trump Mob Overruns Building
- Pelosi had called for Steven Sund’s resignation after breach
- Rioters broke through police lines and trashed the Capitol
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The chief of the police department charged with protecting the U.S. Capitol has resigned, a day after a mob of Trump supporters laid siege to the building while lawmakers were inside voting to certify the election of Joe Biden as president.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund’s last day will be Jan. 16, according to a department official.