Pictured: U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes
Ned GerardShow MoreShow Less2of39FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2015, file photo, Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Tucson, right, speaks during a Joint Border Security Advisory Committee at the Arizona Capitol as Arizona House Speaker David Gowan, R- Sierra Vista, listens in Phoenix. Lawmakers from at least a half-dozen states attended or observed the massive demonstrations in Washington that turned into a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol. Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem posted photos of himself attending the protest outside the Capitol, but his office said he observed from afar. Liberal groups in the state want him expelled for backing the effort to overturn the election.Ross D. Franklin/APShow MoreShow Less
3of394of39Lead by a Georgia State Trooper, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, center, exits the Georgia State Capitol building after hearing reports of threats, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Alyssa Pointer/APShow MoreShow Less5of39U.S. Capitol Police push back demonstrators who are trying to enter the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.Jose Luis Magana/APShow MoreShow Less
6of397of39Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less8of39Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less
9of3910of39Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less11of39Police keep a watch on demonstrators who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less
12of3913of39With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less14of39Trump supporters gather on the Washington Monument grounds in advance of a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
15of3916of39People wait to hear speakers Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less17of39Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less
18of3919of39A woman holds a cut out of President Donald Trump's face Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less20of39Joseph Baker of Cape May, N.J., cheers as he waits for speakers Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
21of3922of39With the White House in the background, Pastor Paula White leads a prayer Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less23of39With the White House in the background, people arrive to listen to speakers Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
24of3925of39People attend a rally in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in support of President Donald Trump.Carolyn Kaster/APShow MoreShow Less26of39With the Washington Monument in the background, people wait to hear from speakers Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
27of3928of39People hand out signs Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally."Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less29of39Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
30of3931of39Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less32of39People attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
33of3934of39Trump supporters gather on the Washington Monument grounds in advance of a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less35of39People attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
36of3937of39People attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally," Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less38of39A person attends a rally at Freedom Plaza Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less
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A mob at the Capitol in Washington D.C. prompted an evacuation of the Cannon House Office Building and the building that houses the Library of Congress on Jan. 6.
Here's are what Connecticut officials and politicians are saying from the scene: