Senate and House to convene in joint session to certify results four years after Trump’s supporters stormed Capitol
When Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the US Capitol four years ago today, the weather was clear but cold, and the seat of Congress was defended by not much more than its usual complement of police officers.
Today, the Capitol is surrounded by security fencing and extra officers from a variety of law enforcement agencies, while the whole region is under several inches of snow brought by the ongoing winter storm. And, of course, the outgoing president has not convened his supporters on the National Mall to argue the election was stolen – as Trump did in 2021.
Trump’s lawyers said they plan to ask a state appeals court to reverse Judge Juan M. Merchan’s decision last week, which set the case for sentencing on Friday — little over a week before he’s sworn in for his second term.
In a pair of rulings in recent weeks, Merchan rejected Trump’s bid to throw out the verdict and dismiss the indictment on presidential immunity grounds and because of his impending return to the White House.
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