Bloody hell, well the chaos unfolding in Washington in a certain example of reaping what you sow.
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Catie EdmondsonCatie EdmondsonCongressional Correspondent
“We need to get back to the rule of law. That is what is being violated,” Republican Paul Gosar says on the House floor, just as lawmakers gavel out of session as protesters descend on the House chamber.
House aides are yelling at lawmakers on the floor to stay seated and calm.
2:31 PM ET
Michael S. SchmidtMichael S. SchmidtWashington Correspondent
Protesters are yelling “Traitor Pence” outside the Capitol, our colleague Adam Goldman says.
2:32 PM ET
Carl HulseCarl HulseChief Washington correspondent
I’m surprised that protesters are being allowed to wander around the second floor and take pictures. It appears that Capitol Police have made a decision not to escalate.
2:32 PM ET
Catie EdmondsonCatie EdmondsonCongressional Correspondent
“Get down under your chairs if necessary,” House staff are telling lawmakers. “Stay calm.”
2:32 PM ET
Jim RutenbergJim RutenbergWriter-at-large
Carl, can the House and Senate leadership gavel this whole exercise to a close? Or does this have to run its course no matter what?
2:32 PM ET
Carl HulseCarl HulseChief Washington correspondent
Jim, I would think it has to run its course, though there is no time limit per se to the official proceedings, so they can recess and get the chaos under control.
2:33 PM ET
Charlie SavageCharlie SavageWashington Correspondent
Presidential aspirants who tried to become MAGA heir apparent by fanning these flames — Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz — are not getting the connotations they were hoping for.
2:33 PM ET
Alan RappeportAlan RappeportEconomic Policy Reporter
Mayor Bowser has just imposed a 6 p.m. curfew in Washington.
2:34 PM ET
Maggie HabermanMaggie HabermanWhite House Correspondent
This image of Trump supporters in MAGA hats roaming the corridors of the Senate is playing over and over on television.
2:34 PM ET
Catie EdmondsonCatie EdmondsonCongressional Correspondent
Some of them are also clearly carrying Confederate flags.
Jim RutenbergJim RutenbergWriter-at-large
This protest is now technically, objectively, an attack on the democratic process, which is what Congress was trying to undertake here.
2:35 PM ET
Catie EdmondsonCatie EdmondsonCongressional Correspondent
Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat in the House, yells to Republicans to “Call Trump, tell him to call off his revolutionary guard.”
2:36 PM ET
Mark LeibovichMark LeibovichChief National Correspondent
It will be interesting to see what kind of back-up there is for the Capitol Police, National Guard and Washington police. This would seem to require a great deal of additional back-up...
I'm ducking out of this feed now for Meal & Movie and to watch the enjoyable film A Knight's Tale, a medieval picture of steadier, more level headed times.