U.S. Capitol Attack: One Year Later | Team 7 Coverage
U.S. Capitol Attack: One Year Later U.S. Capitol Attack: One Year Later
By WHIO Staff
Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
All week long our team of reporters will be investigating where the country and Capitol stands a year later with security and prosecution of those accused of being involved in the attack.
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (John Minchillo)
Capitol Riot Year Later Congress A flag depicting President Donald Trump flies on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Capitol Riot In Their Own Words In this image from Senate Television video, Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, Fla., front, stands in the well on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Hodgkins' attorney wrote in part, "This country has a long history of the public seeking to punish those who are perceived to have done wrong in 'their' eyes. .... A significant percentage of our population will 'cancel' Mr. Hodgkins because of 15-minutes of bad judgment, casting stones in his directions, all the while never fully realizing their own indiscretions and hypocrisy." (Senate Television via AP) (Uncredited)
Capitol Riot In Their Own Words This image U.S. Capitol Police security video, annotated by the source, was contained in the statement of facts presented by the Justice Department in support of the criminal complaint, shows Jennifer Leigh Ryan inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. In a letter to the court Ryan wrote, "While I feel badly about unlawfully entering into the Capitol on January 6th, not everything I did that day was bad. Some actions I took that day were good. I came to DC to protest the election results. I wanted my voice to be heard. My only weapon was my voice and my cell phone. It is my belief that America is presently in an 'Information War.' This so-called 'war' that I spoke of, using my first amendment rights, is a war that is not fought with weapons, but with words, ideas, constructs and opinions." Ryan received 60 days in jail after posting online that "I have blonde hair white skin a great job a great future and I'm not going to jail." (Justice Department via AP) (Uncredited)
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Capitol Riot Eyewitness FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo U.S. Capitol Police secure a door as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (J. Scott Applewhite)
Capitol Riot Eyewitness Members of ATF police stand in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol after rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)
Capitol Riot Eyewitness FILE - Police with guns drawn watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)
Capitol Riot Eyewitness FILe - Papers and gas masks are left behind after House of Representatives members left the floor of the House chamber as rioters try to break into the chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) (Jose Luis Magana)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (John Minchillo)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump are seen outside the Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) (Jose Luis Magana)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Police keep a watch on rioters Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (John Minchillo)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Rioters break television equipment outside the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) (Jose Luis Magana)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - U.S. Capitol Police hold rioters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) (Andrew Harnik)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) (Jacquelyn Martin)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (John Minchillo)
Capitol Riot Remembering FILE - People listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (Evan Vucci)
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Capitol Riot AP Poll FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A new poll shows that a year after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, only about 4 in 10 Republicans recall the attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump as very violent or extremely violent. A new poll shows that a year after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, only about 4 in 10 Republicans recall the attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump as very violent or extremely violent. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) (Jose Luis Magana)
Capitol Riot Capitol Police Washington Metropolitan Police department officers assist U.S. Capitol Police with rioters on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)
Capitol Riot Capitol Police U.S. Capitol Police officers stand outside a door on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol as rioters storm the capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Capitol Riot Capitol Police Members of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department help U.S. Capitol Police clear the West Front Senate Plaza of rioters on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (Jose Luis Magana)
News Center 7′s Blair Miller spoke with former Senate Sgt. at Arms about safety and security at the Capitol. News Center 7 will also take a look at a timeline of how the events unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and into the early morning hours of Jan. 7, when Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election.
News Center 7′s Kirstin Garriss spoke with the officers from the Capitol who were either injured or impacted during the attack. We’ll also take a look at the people who lost their lives that day.
News Center 7′s Team Coverage will continue Thursday with reports from John Bedell and Molly Koweek and live reports from our team of reporters in Washington D.C.
One year later, our team looks at the Miami Valley’s local cases that are being prosecuted in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. and where those cases stand.
Our team spoke with the area’s top Congressional leaders about how they feel about their safety at the Capitol following the attack and what they believe needs to happen still.