WATCH: Aide Tells Sen. Lankford Protesters Are In The Capitol Building

Wednesday, January 6th 2021, 2:14 pm

By: CBS News

WATCH: Aide Tells Sen. Lankford Protesters Are In The Capitol Building

WATCH: Aide Tells Sen. Lankford Protesters Are In The Capitol Building

The Senate went into recess Wednesday after congressional security officials warned that election protesters had entered the building. The Senate had been debating objections to the certification of several state's electoral college results.

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