Capitol crimes

Eyewitnesses recall how Donald Trump supporters stormed the US seat of government

- CAREN CLARK, IAN MACEWAN.

On the afternoon of 6 January 2021, the world watched in horror as a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol in Washington DC, trapping terrified police officers, politicians and staff inside as they rampaged through the building.

BBC2’s feature-length documentary Four Hours at the Capitol looks back on this astonishing chain of events, using extensive CCTV, film and mobile-phone footage, plus eyewitness testimony from people on both sides.