WASHINGTON — Little did U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-Manchester) know on Dec. 30 as he prepared to begin his second term representing New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District that six days later a mob of Donald Trump supporters would storm the Capitol building, forcing elected officials and their staff to evacuate amid the chaos.
Pappas believes it is due to a president that, in his words, “has gone rogue.”
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