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The Dangerous Spending of Insurrection Currency
Republican President Donald Trump did not win reelection in 2020. Trump claimed the Democrats stole the election, but his legal appeals to reverse the results were unsuccessful. The final stage was for Congress to officially count the electoral votes on January 6, 2021. Trump held an ill-advised rally in Washington, D.C., the same day. At the conclusion of Trump’s “Stop the Steal” speech, he instructed over a thousand supporters to march peacefully and patriotically to the Capitol building to have their voices heard.
As soon as Trump supporters gathered at the Capitol, mayhem and violence broke out. Trump supporters clashed with Capitol Police as others stormed the Capitol. Numerous people, including 174 police officers, sustained injuries during the commotion. Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol caused damage that exceeded 2.5 million.
The turmoil illegally delayed the formal electoral vote count by a few hours, but it did not prevent the transfer of power. The following day, a controversy started over how to describe the January 6th violence. Was it a riot or an insurrection?
Law enforcement eventually apprehended the participants on Jan. 6.
More than a thousand people faced serious criminal charges. While Trump opponents contended that the Jan. 6th defendants deserved the maximum penalties for attempting an insurrection, Trump claimed that they were receiving unfair…