WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement marking the fifth anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021:
"Five years ago on this day, armed insurrectionists overran the Capitol in a violent attempt to overturn a free and fair election. They did so at the direction of a bitter and defeated President intent on clinging to power by any means possible.
"In the wake of that attack, five law enforcement officers, who defended this body and the ideals it represents, lost their lives and more than 140 officers were injured.
"Unfortunately, this President an...