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**EDS.: RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT YEAR TO 2021** Supporters of President Donald Trump rally outside the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to protest the presidential election results. Congress anxiously prepared for a marathon session on Wednesday to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, after Republican loyalists to President Trump confirmed they would object to the results of at least three battleground states the Democrat won. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT17 XNYT17

At Justice, Jeffrey Clark was considered unassuming. Then he plotted with Trump.

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President Donald Trump boards Marine One and departs the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bill O’Leary
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FILE – Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, chairman of the Proud Boys, with a contingent of members of the political organization that is known to promote and engage in political violence, in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. In dozens of conversations on social media sites like Gab and Telegram, there are signs of fraying support by members of the group for former President Donald Trump. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times) XNYT196 XNYT196
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Vice President Kamala Harris reacts after being sworn in as her husband Doug Emhoff and President-elect Joe Biden look on during the inauguration, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP) DCDD378 DCDD378
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FILE- In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, elementary 1 teacher Melissa Vozar sits outside of Suder Elementary in Chicago to teach a virtual class. The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday, Jan. 24 that its members voted to defy an order to return to the classroom before they are vaccinated against the coronavirus, setting up a showdown with district officials who have said such a move would amount to an illegal strike. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) ILCHS701 ILCHS701

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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio, that he will not be seeking re-election when his term is up in 2022. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP) OHCIN101 OHCIN101

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Demonstrators stand off with riot police officers during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. From the frozen streets of Russia’s Far East and Siberia to the grand plazas of Moscow and St. Petersburg, tens of thousands of Russians rallied in support of Navalny on Saturday. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times) XNYT26 XNYT26

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Sen. Bernie Sanders keeps his hands warm in mittens as he waits for Joe Biden to be sworn in. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton

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