The congressional endeavor of certifying the presidential winner in the Electoral College is typically a banal ritual. But on Wednesday after weeks of mounting emotions, lawsuits to overturn the results, and an insistence from President Trump and his supporters that the election was stolen, the ceremonial duty became a jaw-dropping event pockmarked by a raid of the Capitol, shots ringing out, tear gas and lives lost.
So what happened? According to one U.S. military veteran heavily involved in the planning of Wednesday's protests, attendees came from across the country. "Whether it was Veterans for Trump or Bikers for Trump or Latinos for Trump, we were all there together.
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