Using the @clinecenter Coup D’état Project definitions, what happened on Jan 6th at the US Capitol was an attempted coup. See our full statement here: https://bit.ly/3iPcPer  1/6

Two days after the storming of the Capitol, the Cline Center released a provisional statement describing the categories of political violence that might be used to characterize the event once more information was known. https://bit.ly/3bmSBau  2/6

Over the past two weeks, new evidence reported in multiple news sources, including court documents and first-hand accounts, has clarified what happened on Jan 6th. 3/6

According to our definitions, the storming of the US Capitol on Jan 6th was an attempted coup d’état: an organized, illegal attempt to intervene in the presidential transition by displacing the power of the Congress to certify the election. 4/6

At this time, those known to have organized and attempted this coup fall into the category of “dissidents” -- a small group of discontents that can include former government officials, religious leaders, business owners, or civilians. 5/6

Visit the Cline Center website for more information about the Coup D'etat Project, its definitions, and codebook. https://bit.ly/3nrC7A3  Image credit: TapTheForwardAssist (CC BY) 6/6