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Washington's top federal prosecutor a day earlier did not rule out charging President Trump or others for inciting the riot at the Capitol.

Derrick Evans, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was part of a mob of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol protesting Biden's election.

Earlier this week, Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks and Paul Gosar claimed that the left-wing extremist group tried to frame Trump supporters.

Pelosi said she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley about precautions that could block Trump from "ordering a nuclear strike."

Dominion Voting Systems said Sidney Powell's false and outlandish claims about fraud in the 2020 election "caused unprecedented harm."

Congress restarted the Electoral College vote count after pro-Trump rioters took over the Capitol on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's business allies are starting to distance themselves from him after the Capitol Hill riot. It comes after years of their allegiance.

Both Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi said President Trump incited an "insurrection" against the country.

More than 6,000 National Guard personnel will deploy to the nation's capital and remain in the region for a minimum of 30 days.

"I didn't vote for Trump in '16. I voted for him in this past election in November. Today, I'm sorry I did that," investor Nelson Peltz told CNBC.

The closed-door ceremony came less than a day after Trump's supporters rioted inside the U.S. Capitol.

In introducing Garland, President-elect Biden said that the Justice Department does not serve the president: "Your loyalty is not to me."

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney criticized law enforcement's response to the U.S. Capitol invasion, saying Black protesters would not have been treated the same.

The riot at the Capitol fueled by words from President Trump has led to calls for his removal from office, two weeks before Joe Biden is set to take office.

Trump's statement came minutes after Congress formally confirmed the election of Joe Biden as president.

More than an hour after the rioting began, Trump urged his supporters to remain peaceful, asserting that "WE are the Party of Law & Order."

Muriel Bowser called for Congress to establish a panel to investigate the security lapses that enabled a mob to penetrate the U.S. Capitol Complex.

The move from the president comes less than three hours after Wolf urged Trump to "strongly condemn the violence" that unfolded at the Capitol.

Mulvaney, President Trump's former chief of staff, told CNBC he has resigned as special U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland.

"This is a bad time for this country," political strategist Frank Luntz told CNBC on Thursday. "It's a bad time for the Republican Party."