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22 Photos and Videos of the Violence at the Capitol

A protester screams "Freedom" inside the Senate chamber Wednesday afternoon after the U.S. Capitol was breached by a mob during a joint session of Congress. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday in the nation’s capital to hold a March for Trump to “demand transparency and election integrity,” which subsequently turned violent. 

While Congress was debating certification of the disputed results of the Electoral College vote making Joe Biden the next president, protesters stormed and entered the Capitol.

Here are 22 photos and videos of the violence.

  1. Protesters at the doors of the Capitol
A mob attempts to enter the Capitol. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

2. Attacking the ‘brave men and women of the Capitol Police force’

(Editor’s note: There is adult language in this clip.)

3. More protesters breaching the Capitol

Protesters push on doors of the Capitol. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

4. Protesters fight with police outside the Capitol.

(Editor’s note: Adult language is used in this clip.)

6. Guns drawn in the House chamber

Capitol Police officers and Secret Service agents point guns at intruders outside the vandalized doors to the House Chamber. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

7. Disorder in the Capitol

Trespassers who appear to be supporters of President Trump enter the Capitol. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

8. A MAGA hat on statue of Gerald Ford

A man poses with a statue of former President Gerald Ford, who served in the House, in the Capitol Rotunda. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

9. Stealing Pelosi’s lectern

A protester carries the lectern of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi through the Rotunda of the Capitol. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

10. Protesters face off with police

Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the Capitol building. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

11. Roaming Statuary Hall

12. The scene outside the Capitol

A man is seen bleeding outside the Capitol during the violence. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

13. Protesters, police fight outside the Capitol

Protesters confront police and security forces outside the Capitol. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

14. ‘Revolution in process’

https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1346901420147167232

15. In the Senate chamber

A man jumps from the public gallery to the floor of the Senate chamber. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

16. Police outside the Capitol

Police make their way through protesters at the Capitol. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

17. Chants of ‘We the People’

https://twitter.com/debbietruong/status/1346943799591899136

18. ‘Chaos’ in Washington

19. Damaged media equipment

Damaged equipment of media crews outside the Capitol during clashes after protesters breach the building. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency /Getty Images)

20. A Confederate flag on display

Protesters who appear to be Trump supporters have free rein inside the Capitol. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

21. Inside Pelosi’s Office

A man sits and mugs inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

22. Dispensing tear gas

Tear gas fired by police fills a corridor of the Capitol. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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