FLASHBACK: Violent riots gripped DC during Trump's 2017 inauguration

[Valin]

The Post Millennial

Over 200 people were arrested during the riots. Police said that rioters damaged vehicles, ignited small fires, and destroyed multiple businesses across the city.

Hannah Nightingale Washington DC

January 6, 2022

As people gathered in Washington, DC to witness and celebrate the inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017, thousands of rioters and protestors spread out across the city, causing widespread damage and injuring officers.

Over 200 people were arrested during the riots. Police said that rioters damaged vehicles, ignited small fires, and destroyed multiple businesses, according to ABC News. Jack Posbiec of Human Events Daily brought the remembrance to Twitter.

 

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Six Metropolitan Police Department officers suffered minor non-life-threatening-injuries. The capital's then  interim police chief Peter Newsham said that three of the six officers suffered head injuries that came from flying objects thrown by rioters.

Trials for those arrested in connection to the January 20, 2017 riots resulted in 205 dismissals, 21 plea deals, and no jury convictions, according to The Intercept.

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[SDwaters]

8 hours ago, Valin said:

I wonder whatever became of her?

The face that launched a thousand memes 😉