January 6th Release

Release of the Insurrectionists 

The time of day was 12:53 pm, on a chilly 40 degree overcast day when our capital was stormed out of ego-fueled spite. President Trump, standing before his throng of angry admirers, stirring the hate for his own gain. “Well, we didn't go to 66, we went to 75 million, and they say we lost. We didn't lose. And by the way, does anybody believe that Joe had 80 million votes? Does anybody believe that? He had 80 million computer votes. It's a disgrace. There's never been anything like that. You could take third-world countries. Just take a look. Take third-world countries. Their elections are more honest than what we've been going through in this country. It's a disgrace. It's a disgrace. Even when you look at last night. They're all running around like chickens with their heads cut off with boxes. Nobody knows what the hell is going on. There's never been anything like this. We will not let them silence your voices. We're not going to let it happen, I'm not going to let it happen.” He says, just moments before the capital is stormed. The FBI reports estimated around two thousand to two thousand five hundred people marched, looted and vandalised the capital that day, hurting anyone in their way that disagreed with them. “They’re throwing metal poles at us,” A capitol police officer searching for backup at 1:10 pm, calls in a panicked voice, “Multiple law enforcement injuries.” By 2:13 pm, the rioters have broken windows and kicked open doors, letting others inside to inflict more damage. Some wear hoods and helmets, others hold cameras and/or Confederate flags. When 2:24 pm rolls around, the officers attempting to control the outrage are extremely overwhelmed, as people are spreading through the White House on an outrage. This violence lasts for another almost 2 hours before Trump released a video, telling the mob to disperse and go home. “I know your pain. I know you’re hurt.We had an election stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side. But you have to go home now.” He says at 4:17 pm, “We love you, you’re very special. We’ve seen what happens, you see the way others are treated that are so bad and evil. I know how you feel. But go home and go in peace.” The mob retreats soon after that, leaving one hundred forty capitol police wounded and four officers dead, the number increasing in the hours that passed after the attack, as five more succumbed to their injuries or took their own lives. The rest live with nightmares of the accident to this day. “It’s hard to relive and talk about moments like this,” Former Capitol Police Officer Winston Pingeon tells ABC News during an interview about the 6th, “I had that moment right there that I might die right there on the steps of the U.S capital.” Despite all this, later, at a panel at the NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists), President Trump says, “If they’re innocent, I would pardon them.” And pardon them, he did. The day after his inauguration, President Trump pardoned the one thousand, six hundred people who were convicted or charged with anything regarding the January 6th storm of the capital saying that it, “ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation.”