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Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released the
following statement condemning mob violence in and around the
U.S. Capitol.
“I will always support the right of the people to express their
opinions through peaceful protest, as guaranteed by the First
Amendment, but let us be clear: what we have witnessed today at
the U.S. Capitol is not peaceful, it is not
constitutionally-protected, and it is not a ‘protest.’ This
violence is a criminal attack on our democracy.
“The individuals who engaged in such criminal acts should not
only be cleared from the Capitol so that Congress can resume its
duties, but should be held fully accountable under the law.
“Regardless of one’s political ideology, we should all recognize
as un-American this attack on our republic: the hate and
divisiveness symbolized by the Confederate flag and the noose at
the Capitol, and the shameful invocation of Adolf Hitler by a
member of Illinois’ congressional delegation. From both sides of
the aisle, we must unite to condemn what threatens our values,
system of government, and the rule of law.”
[Office of the Illinois Attorney
General]
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