Around 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 6, a mob of pro-Trump forces, QAnon believers, Proud Boys, and others assaulted the United States Capitol, whipped up into a frenzy by weeks of propaganda and speeches by outgoing President Donald Trump and members of his staff and family.
When all was done, five people were dead and several others were injured. The mob had overtaken police and had nearly free rein of the building, as staff cowered behind barricaded doors.
All indications are that the whole scene could have been so very much worse. Hours before the siege, Donald Trump Jr. took to the stage at the "Stop The Steal" rally — the same place his father riled up the crowd who marched to the Capitol.