DC riots

When Trump lost the election many felt that right wing extremist would cause trouble. The country had just been through the long summer of riots in dozens of cities causing billions in damages including setting afire buildings including some government buildings. Many businesses were destroyed along with at least two dozen people who lost their lives. Soon after the November election local DC authorities were notified of a threat to invade the Capitol Building. The NY Times said: Despite being tipped that “Congress itself is the target” on Jan. 6, Capitol Police were ordered not to use their most powerful crowd-control weapons, according to a scathing new watchdog report. The report offers the most devastating account to date of the lapses and miscalculations around the most violent attack on the Capitol in two centuries.