Jan. 6: AP looks back, one year later
A collection of stories from The @AP on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
A collection of stories from The @AP on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
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LISTEN to a
@TwitterSpaces recording with@AP journalists talking about Jan. 6 and what's happened since. FULL COVERAGE: https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege …https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxRkmNQXgKl …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
When supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6,
@AP had nine photographers on the scene. They shot hundreds of photos that were transmitted within minutes, giving the world front-row seats to the unfolding chaos. SEE MORE: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-election-2020-congress-f69b5f03316eaef2044d520bc7ffe49a …pic.twitter.com/RQ4txcTGpj
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THREAD: The
@AP looks at the most persistent falsehoods around Jan. 6, one year after rioters overtook the U.S. Capitol in the hopes of disrupting the certification of the 2020 election.http://apne.ws/wkaNzJpShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
A year after Jan. 6, Congress is more divided than ever. Some plan a moment of silence. Others will educate Americans about democracy. Others don’t think the day needs to be remembered at all.http://apne.ws/nsECpOI
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For 175 years,
@AP journalists have aimed to be the first in and last out of every major story around the world. So it didn't surprise me at all on Jan. 6 that the legendary Scott Applewhite remained in his post in the House balcony to bear witness.https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-siege-ap-photographer-1bd87e4d6fbe614e00fd4a5f885c2334 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
For people of color at the Capitol, the Jan. 6 attack was more than a violent challenge to a free and fair election — it was a familiar display of white supremacist violence, this time at the very seat of American democracy.http://apne.ws/3dBYs72
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VIDEO: From video footage to body cameras worn by the officers under siege, there is a comprehensive record of one of the worst attacks on democracy in U.S. history.
@AP compiled a short film capturing the key moments of the Jan. 6 insurrection.http://apne.ws/MQP3KXjThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has one message for Americans and the world on the first anniversary of Jan. 6: "Democracy won." See more from
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Immediately after Jan. 6, it seemed hard not to see the event for what it was: a violent storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters bent on upending Biden's election. But since then, separate versions — one factual, one false — have taken hold.http://apne.ws/9rNsfMu
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@AP photographer J. Scott Applewhite remembers the moments that stood out to him as he recorded images inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-siege-ap-photographer-1bd87e4d6fbe614e00fd4a5f885c2334 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
AP-NORC poll: Nearly a year after the Jan. 6 siege, only about 4 in 10 Republicans recall the attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump as very violent or extremely violent.http://apne.ws/rQqQo51
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Roughly three dozen Democrats were the last ones to leave the House chamber on Jan. 6, trapped in the gallery as the chaos unfolded. In recent
@AP interviews, 10 of the lawmakers recounted the ordeal and talked about how the trauma has bonded them.http://apne.ws/9Ssac8wThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Former President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, who died while wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders like a cape, as a righteous martyr who was unjustly killed.http://apne.ws/36zFtJX
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The U.S. House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection requested an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in the media.http://apne.ws/kMNYX67
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