Some who were charged claim the police stood by and welcomed them, even though the mob pushed past police barriers, sprayed chemical irritants, and smashed windows as chaos enveloped the government complex.  

The lead lawyer for Donald Trump’s impeachment defense said the insurrection at the Capitol wasn’t an insurrection at all.

They went to the Capitol to support Trump, they say, and now it’s time for Trump to support them.

‘He felt like he was answering the call of our president,’ said a lawyer for the ‘QAnon shaman.’