Newsweek - USA (2021-02-12)

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Capitol around 1 p.m. and saw pepper

spray and munitions being used. +e says

he then called Mayor Bowser...+e later

went to the Police Command Center to

orchestrate '.C. police response. Con-

tee said the ɿrst goal, after the police

were formally invited by 8 SCP to the

Capitol, was to help clear the building.

There are already many D.C. Police on duty

and battling protestors on the National

Mall to the west and below the Capitol

Complex, which is Congressional proper-

ty. The United States Capitol Building is

located at the eastern end of the National

Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level

of the Potomac River, commanding a west-

ward view across Reʀecting Pool to the

SPECIAL REPORT

CHAPTER 4:

No Perimeter Defense

1:00 PM: An initial wave of protesters
arrives at the outer barricades below the
west side of the Capitol as thousands
more march towards the building.
(lijah Schaffer of The Blaze later tweets
a video “This is exact moment the siege
of the Capitol building began as the two
men in front ripped down a preliminary
barrier rushed ofɿcers who were behind
a 2nd barrier They then encouraged others
to follow their lead. 2 fɿcers appeared
to be taken completely off guard.”

1:00 PM: 8 SCP Chief Steven Sund
calls Acting '.C. Police Chief Robert -.
Contee, reTuesting ofɿcers for the pro-
tection of the Capitol complex itself.
Contee later says he arrived at the

Washington Monument 1.4 miles away.

1:03 PM: Schaffer of The Blaze tweets

“... Never seen anything like this. In-

sane. Thousands occupying.”

1:03 PM: 9 ice President Mike Pence calls

the -oint Session of Congress to order in

the +ouse of Representatives chamber.

“After ascertainment has been had

that the certiɿcates are authentic and

correct in form, the tellers will count

and make a list of the votes cast by

the electors of the several States.”

+e receives the certiɿcate of the

electoral vote of the States of Ala-

bama and Alaska, without objection.

1:04 PM: SlateŠs -im Newell tweets

“In the +ouse. No social distancing on

the *2P side, and there are many more

Republicans in the chamber to begin with.

But just about everyone is masked.”

1:05 PM: Rebecca Tan of The Washing-

ton Post tweets “Protesters are charging

toward the Captiol >sic@ steps. Some

tried to scale the construction structures

>started for the -anuary 20 Inaugura-