The fracas resulted in more than 50 arrests, four deaths and innumerable injuries as rioters left a trail of destruction throughout the seat of U.S. democracy. (Credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg) The fracas resulted in more than 50 arrests, four deaths and innumerable injuries as rioters left a trail of destruction throughout the seat of U.S. democracy. (Credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Americans watched in astonishment yesterday (Jan. 6, 2021) as a violent mob broke through barricades and lines of police to overrun the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to prevent Congress from conducting the ceremonial counting of Electoral College votes.

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