On January 6, the U.S. Congress was to approve the results of the presidential election in the country. However, supporters of Donald Trump staged protests near the Capitol and stormed inside, forcing the Senate and the House of Representatives to adjourn. The session resumed only on the morning of January 7 (European time), the world media reported. Four people were killed in the riots.

The results of the protracted US presidential election to be confirmed were as follows: the Democratic candidate Joe Biden was supported by 302 electors, the Republican Trump by 232 people. Recall that Trump has repeatedly tried to appeal the results of the vote in individual states.

On the afternoon of January 6, Trumpists gathered to protest outside Congress. They scuffled with police officers who were standing in the cordon, broke into the Capitol and disrupted the session of Parliament. The security forces managed to clear the building only a few hours later, using tear gas, batons and firearms. The session was resumed.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden called what was happening a “mutiny. Acting President Donald Trump addressed the protesters and asked them to protest peacefully.

Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Conti confirmed the death of U.S. Air Force veteran Ashley Babitt, a Trump supporter, from a gunshot wound in the Capitol building. He also reported three other riot victims, two men and one woman, without specifying the cause of their deaths.