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Recommendation to request City Attorney prepare a resolution condemning the insurrection and violence that occurred at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
DISCUSSION
BACKGROUND:
Following the National Election of November 3, 2020, President Donald J. Trump has claimed, without evidence, that he won the election by a landslide. President Trump and his representatives have filed more than 60 lawsuits to this effect, all but one of which have failed and none of which have presented evidence of alleged widespread voter fraud of the kind that would change the results of the election. President Trump has gone so far as to pressure Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, by telling him: “I just want to find 11,780 votes.” Secretary of State Raffensperger, who has overseen three recounts, has found no evidence of fraud. On November 12, 2020, officials from two Department of Homeland Security committees - The Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council and the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council overseeing cybersecurity - released a joint statement saying, “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.”
Despite these facts, President Trump has continued to tell his supporters that the election was “rigged,” and that the election was “stolen” from him, prompting chants of “Stop the Steal.” In a tweet, he urged his supporters to join him for rally in D.C. on January 6, 2021, tweeting: “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, it will be wild!”
On January 6, 2021, Vice-President Mike Pence and the United States Legislature met at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for a Joint Session of Congress to certify the lawful election of Joseph R. Biden as President of the United States. At the same time, President Donald J. Trump spoke at the planned rally in front of the White House to claim he had won the election. Also, at the January 6, 2021 rally, President Trump called on Vi...
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