Capitol Riot, PA Senate Tumult & More: Weekly Wrap

Pittsburgh PA

10 January, 2021

6:30 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA - Just another unbelievable week in America, right? It's as if 2021 is saying to 2020, "All you had early in your year was a presidential impeachment? Hold my beer." There was no shortage of local angles to the extraordinary developments that occurred in Washington this week. Let's begin the latest Weekly Wrap with those: U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Southwestern Pennsylvania's congressional delegation didn't take long to condemn Wednesday's violent breach of the Capitol. In this image from video, Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP) U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb received national attention for his takedown of Pennsylvania's Republican congressional delegation during the Electoral College certification.The violence in Washington led to at least one local call to use the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office. President Donald Trump supporters gather on the statehouse steps as the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are sworn-in, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The ceremony marks the convening of the 2021-2022 legislative session of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Washington wasn't the only place to experience political turmoil during the week. There also was some in Harrisburg.Shutterstock On a non-political note, Pittsburgh lost a local radio legend.