Wednesday's violence in Washington D.C. has left Americans across the country shocked, saddened and outraged. As Congress met to certify President-elect Joe Biden ’s Electoral College victory – a usually uneventful procedure that was being prolonged by baseless objections from a number of Congressional Republicans – angry mobs supporting President Donald Trump approached and then stormed the Capitol in a violent coup attempt designed to prevent Biden’s victory from being certified. This insurrection forced a complete evacuation of the building and sparked violence that left four people dead. This was not a spontaneous event. Trump had called on this crowd to march on the Capitol as the Electoral College votes were being counted, even as he also pressured his allies like Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results. Capitol Police allowed the invaders to have free access to the building and its offices, and some officers were even friendly with the vandals – a...
