The stories behind the most striking images of the Capitol riot

Ayear ago this week, a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol as Congress voted to certify Joe Biden’s election victory.

It was unique in modern US history. Five people died, Congress went into hiding, and the country briefly teetered on the edge of a coup d’etat.

Over the course of the attack and its aftermath, a few viral images became seared in the national memory. Here are some of them.