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No end in sight for Capitol fortress

By Susan Ferrechio
Published March 5, 2021 4:00am ET
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No end in sight for Capitol fortress
From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo. | Susan Walsh/AP

Since the first week in January, the Capitol has been protected by an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire, erected after hundreds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building and overwhelmed the police on Jan. 6.

Two months have passed, and many of the rioters have since been arrested and charged. The House impeached Trump for inciting an insurrection, and the Senate acquitted him.

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