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U.S. Capitol Breach 2021

The breach of the U.S. Capitol by rioters on January 6, 2021, and the subsequent investigations and aftermath.

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Jan 27, 2026
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How many people died on Jan 6 as a result of actions by the rioters?

Four people died on , in the immediate span of the Capitol breach, and multiple law‑enforcement officers who responded later died by suicide in the weeks and months afterward; attribution of those dea...

Jan 28, 2026
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who were the people arrested at the capitol in 2020

The available reporting supplied here covers the mass arrests arising from the breach of , not arrests “at the Capitol in 2020,” a distinction that the record in these sources makes essential; there a...

Jan 28, 2026
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Did January 6th happen

Yes — an organized, violent breach of occurred on : a mob of supporters of stormed the Capitol during to certify the , causing deaths, injuries, extensive prosecutions, and broad institutional investi...

Jan 20, 2026

Was Ashli Babbitt a threat to the Capitol police officer who shot her?

Ashli Babbitt was part of a crowd that forcefully breached the U.S. Capitol and attempted to push through a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby; investigators and the U.S. Capitol Police co...

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