As voices grow for the ouster of President Donald Trump, a move that will prevent him from running in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, law enforcement agencies are working tirelessly to arrest those involved in unprecedented riots on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Last night it was reported that one of the policemen who took part in the takeover of the masses had died from his wounds, bringing the death toll to five.
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In posts he posted on Twitter and Facebook yesterday, the FBI enlisted the help of the public in identifying the same people who broke into the Congress building, as well as elements who incited violence and other rioters, who were operating in the vicinity of Washington DC at the time.
Riots on Capitol Hill in Washington. An unprecedented event Photo: Reuters
“The FBI wants to identify the factors that fueled the violence in Washington, D.C.. Tips and digital media showing the riot or violence in and around the U.S. capital on Jan. 6,” the ministry said in a statement on social media. The photographs that may lead to the capture of the suspects.
“Our goal is to preserve the public’s constitutional right to demonstrate, by protecting each and every one from violence and other criminal activity,” the FBI noted at the top of the special form.
According to Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen’s statement, indictments were filed yesterday against some of the participants in the riots. “Our criminal prosecutors worked throughout the night with special agents and investigators from the Capitol, the FBI, the regional police and the public, to gather evidence and identify participants in the acts,” Rosen noted.
Trump supporters. On the way to breaking into Congress Photo: API Meanwhile, the Shofipei platform reported that it will close the online stores associated with President Trump, in response to the violence of his supporters. “We have suspended the activities of the stores linked to President Trump,” a company spokeswoman said in an email. “Shofipei will not tolerate conduct that encourages violence.”
This move will affect Trump’s official store, TrumpStore.com, as well as a store that markets products related to the Trump campaign, the spokeswoman said.
The Canadian company’s move follows a first-of-its-kind decision by Facebook in Trump’s case to freeze his accounts. According to Facebook, the boycott of Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will last at least two weeks, until Joe Biden is sworn in as president.
Yesterday, Trump was allowed to retweet on Twitter, after a one-day ban.