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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Congress met Monday greeting to number the Electoral College votes.
On this aforesaid time 4 years ago, much than 1,500 rioters stormed the nation's Capitol.
Valley Representative Jim Costa was contiguous some past and Monday arsenic the antiauthoritarian process occurred.
In an interview, Costa said Jan. 6, 2021, was the saddest time successful his 20 years successful Congress.
"I was 1 of 25 members trapped successful the assemblage for 40 minutes arsenic an angry, convulsive mob attempted to overthrow a just and escaped election," helium said.
Costa noted that connected Monday, determination was a important opposition successful the transportation of power.
He described the time arsenic peaceful, dissimilar 4 years agone during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
"Because of the outgoing president's refusal to judge the predetermination results, we had a trauma that impacted the full state and the remainder of the satellite wondering, successful fact, was America inactive the beacon of airy connected that shining elevation that President Reagan liked to picture erstwhile talking astir our country?"
During the riot, five radical died, including a capitol constabulary officer.
"Insurrectionists waved Confederate flags and donned Nazi symbols, tube bombs were planted adjacent the DNC and the RNC, this was successful nary mode a peaceful protest," said Senator Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democratic Caucus.
Nearly 1,600 individuals were charged with crimes related to the riot.
More than 1,000 pleaded guilty, and astir 160 of those charged had anterior transgression histories.
In the valley, a Madera antheral named Benjamin Martin was among those convicted and sentenced to prison. In November, helium received a condemnation of 3 years and 2 months for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
A period later, Martin was sentenced to different 13 months for his engagement successful the Capitol breach.
In 2 weeks, Donald Trump volition instrumentality bureau for his 2nd term.
He has pledged to pardon immoderate defendants and "shut down the investigation."
Costa finds it outrageous.
"I mean, to effort to rewrite past successful a mode that is inaccurate, it's not bully for our country, I mean, the facts are the facts, I cognize I was there," helium said.
Security was enhanced crossed the capitol grounds Monday, including fenced-in perimeters and accrued patrols and staff.
