It came a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with the rioters and legislators who fled Capitol chambers that day. Six Republicans voted with Democrats to move forward, and 11 senators missed the rare Friday vote. The attack was the worst on the Capitol in 200 years and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s win over Mr Trump. Michael Fanone, a Metropolitan Police Department officer who responded to the attack, joined Mr Sicknick’s family on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Mr Fanone has described being dragged down the Capitol steps by rioters who shocked him with a stun gun and beat him.

Source: Irish Independent May 28, 2021 16:36 UTC