KLEVELAND – U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman has issued a warning to Northeast Ohio residents who traveled to Washington DC to protest the certification of elected President-elect Joe Biden. He said everyone who participated in the illegal acts in the chaos would be prosecuted.
‘I have two days left for this job. I can go with very little sleep in the remaining time. “If these people, or anyone else who has committed federal crimes at the Capitol today, are from Northern Ohio, you will be held accountable before I leave office,” Herdman tweeted. “Coffee brewing …”
I have two days left for this job. I can go with very little sleep in the remaining time. If these people, or anyone else who has committed federal crimes today, are from Northern Ohio, you will be held accountable before I leave office. Coffee brewing … https://t.co/N0K73tC7Wr
– U.S. Attorney Herdman (@USAttyHerdman) 6 January 2021
Herdman announced last month that he would leave office in January. The first assistant of the American lawyer, Bridget Brennan, will take over his role this month.
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Early Wednesday morning, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters traveled by bus to Washington to join the planned protests. About 250-300 fans were seen with signs and flags as they boarded the bus departing from Garfield Heights just after 2 p.m.
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Congress met in a joint sitting on Wednesday in a process required by the Constitution to compile the Electoral College’s votes and formally elect President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election until supporters of President Trump broke through the barricades around the Capitol building, forcing a closure. and evacuation of legislators.
Police say they believe that protesters could enter the Capitol building by throwing out chemical irritants in law enforcement.
Metropolitan police confirm that one person was shot dead inside the Capitol.
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CNN reported that at least two explosive devices were found around DC today.
Elected President Joe Biden said the events were not a protest but an ‘uprising’ and called on President Trump to ‘act’.
The National Guard was later deployed to suppress the unrest. It is not known if Ohio residents were arrested.
There is currently an evening clock in the city in Washington.
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