Violence

Trump's defense team claims that House impeachment managers "abdicated" their responsibility to investigate the Capitol riot to the media.

White supremacists highlight the importance of engaging with Trump supporters strategically, when attempting to radicalize them.

"I'm waiting for Pres Biden to condemn violence/looting/arson last two days in Oregon & Washington state," Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) tweeted on Thursday.

The customer could face "two felony charges, robbery and assault 2nd degree for his poor decision to escalate the situation," according to police.

The "Trump told me to" defense provides "great evidence" for a Senate impeachment trial, joked one activist.

The United Church of Christ advised ministers and congregants to exercise caution in the week leading up to the inauguration.

"I've been speaking to the different officials around that have responsibility, and you'll never see that happen what you saw happen Wednesday [January 6]," the West Virginia senator said.

"That is not what I stand for and it is not what America stands for," Trump said.

Brandon Fellows plans to return to Washington, D.C., to protest Biden's inauguration and called the Capitol riot a bigger "movement" than the one Trump started.

Eugene Goodman is being hailed as a hero for his efforts that may have prevented the rioters from gaining access to the chamber which was not yet secured.

Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff called for a quick impeachment of the president, following the riot at the Capitol on Wednesday.

The warning came in a lengthy blog post explaining the social media site's decision to suspend the president from the platform.

According to the Department of Justice, Thuy Tien Luong physically abused her victim by, among other things, "pouring acetone on her head."

The Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad director blasted the Missouri politician after he was accused of fuelling the riots at the Capitol this week.

Images and videos capturing the damage in the Senate wing and other areas of the Capitol have been shared on social media.

Condemning the "acts of violence," many leaders called for the "peaceful transfer of power."

"If my grandfather were alive today and saw the country he fought for today, he'd be disgusted," Fallon said on "The Tonight Show."

"Threats of and calls to violence are against the Twitter Rules, and we are enforcing our policies accordingly," the feed continued.

"Basically, in effect, the ruling would be that you gotta go the streets and be as violent as antifa and BLM," Louie Gohmert said earlier in an interview.

Mayor Ted Wheeler called for increased penalties for repeat offenders who continually engage in violent actions and vandalism.

Four inmates allegedly used contraband cell phones smuggled into the prison to run a gang's drug empire with underlings willing to commit kidnapping, assault, murder, blackmail and arson.

A message posted earlier this month on the police officer's Facebook account read: "I'm ready to leave my job just so I can hurt these people that act like they know what real life is about."

The slide used a quote in a training slide titled "Violence of Action."

Police in Philadelphia warned residents in some areas of the city to stay inside due to the violent demonstrations.

The recent increase in firearms sales is expected to continue throughout the presidential election, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

A new poll also suggests only about half of Americans believe people will agree on who is the legitimate president following the election.

Two opposing political groups violently clashed on Saturday, following the alleged theft of a Trump flag

The city's mayor urged people to remain calm following the deadly incident early Saturday morning

Both property crime and violent crime decreased overall in the U.S. during the first six months of 2020 when compared to 2019, according to the FBI.

John R. Lott, Jr. of Crime Prevention Research Center debates John E. Rosenthal of Stop Handgun Violence.