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Irizarry then joined the mob that breached police lines and broke into the Capitol as members of Congress were trying to certify Joe Biden’s victory over Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Of the legislature’s 100 lawmakers, only six voted against SB 147 during its journey through the Capitol.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
On Monday afternoon, the Capitol Ave location had separated its grocery aisles from the rest of the store using floor-to-ceiling plastic tarps, and many of the shelves that would typically offer snacks and sweets at check out were bare.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The idea of creating a fund that could compensate people who assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol, that is totally unacceptable.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Of the legislature’s 100 lawmakers, only six voted against SB 147 during its journey through the Capitol.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
On Monday afternoon, the Capitol Ave location had separated its grocery aisles from the rest of the store using floor-to-ceiling plastic tarps, and many of the shelves that would typically offer snacks and sweets at check out were bare.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The idea of creating a fund that could compensate people who assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol, that is totally unacceptable.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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