Cleaning up the damage and destruction at the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON - "We can now add Jan. 6, 2021, to that very short list of dates in American history that will live forever in infamy," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday night, hours after a riotous mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.|The evidence of that infamy was left for all to see inside the Capitol's halls - broken glass, splintered wood, ransacked offices, a thin layer of fire-extinguisher residue coating the floors.
Scores of congressional personnel spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning working to restore the building to its usual splendor.
But some damage, physical and otherwise, will not be easily erased.
Capitol cleanup
Damage inside the U.S. Capitol left by Trump supporters who entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
Capitol cleanup
A barrier lies along the north side of the U.S> Capitol on Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington D.C., where it was quiet after a historic day in which the building was breached by Trump supporters.
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Litter inside the U.S. Capitol left by Trump supporters who entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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Trump supporters damaged doors and windows at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Capitol cleanup
Junius Butler, who is normally a forklift operator for the Architect of the Capitol, helps clean up damage done to the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, the day after Trump supporters breached the building.
Capitol cleanup
Broken glass and litter inside the U.S. Capitol left by Trump supporters who entered the building after mass demonstrations Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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A statue of Zachary Taylor was defaced at the U.S. Capitol after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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A view of damage in a Senate office after the Jan. 6 riot by Trump supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.
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Workers clean up broken furniture Jan. 7 at the U.S. Capitol that was left by a pro-Trump mob that stormed the building the day before.
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Yfrain Figueroa, left, and Raymond Andrew, both of whom work for Architect of the Capitol, clean up damage Jan. 7, 2021, the day after Trump supporters infiltrated the building.
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A “Don’t Tread On Me” flag is seen in a trash can at the Capitol on Thursday.
Cleanup at the Capitol
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