The barriers that prevent most youngsters from running amok—an inherent sense of right and wrong; concern for their job and education prospects; shame—seem not to exist in the minds of the rioters.
The president's critics say the statements he made encouraged the violence that later took place and they faulted him for not calling quickly and forcefully enough for the rioters to stop their actions at the Capitol.
Special Counsel Jack Smith's team has signaled it will make the case Trump is responsible for the chaos that unfolded and point to the Republican's continued support of the rioters to help establish his criminal intent.
The Committee used video from the attack and testimony from rioters as well as Trump administration officials to show that Trump was trying to overturn an election that he knew he'd lost.
Last year, he had just begun discussing the riot when one of his students said, " You know, if those rioters were all Black, they'd all be arrested by now" .
Interesting. And, Frank, I mean, when you look at the images of what's happening, some of these rioters are really young, at least they look that way. What does that say?
Back inside the building, Dunn positioned himself on the floor below the Rotunda, stopping rioters who were trying to get past him to an area where officers were recovering.
The grandmother of a French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop has urged rioters to stop as the nation braces for a sixth straight night of unrest.
Rioters clashed with police and targeted a mayor's home with a burning car as France saw a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager.
By evening, police began dispersing the rioters from buildings and arrested hundreds of people who were detained in buses before being taken to the police station.
Another capital rioter from Florida Felipe Marquez says fake stories about human trafficking led him to join the uprising and to invade a senator's office.