It’s been two years since the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, and over time, Americans have learned more about the scope of the violence and destruction that day and about those who were responsible from the Justice Department, which has prosecuted 950 individuals so far, and from the House select committee investigation that wrapped up in December.
The select committee conducted an 18-month-long investigation into the attack on the Capitol, gathering testimony from dozens of witnesses, documents, texts and emails. It held a series of high-profile hearings that examined the assault, former President Donald Trump’s role in stoking his supporters to storm the building and ultimately recommended that the Justice Department prosecute Trump and lawyer John Eastman for their roles in the attack.
In the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, it took weeks for Americans to get a sense of the true scale and severity of the attack. On that day, a joint session of Congress was to affirm the Electoral College ballot count, which showed that Joe Biden had beaten Donald Trump.
Through our CBS News review of court filings, congressional reviews and federal police records, we also eventually learned the events, threats, warnings and bursts of violence spanned nearly 24 hours.
Here are some of the notable moments and images from that day, with a few updates that unfolded over the course of the year.
Clare Hymes contributed to this post.
