Biden pays respects to Capitol officer as Trump impeachment trial nears
by Adam Gabbatt in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5DPRJ)
President and first lady attend memorial for Brian Sicknick, who died following injuries in the Capitol riot, days before start of trial
Joe Biden paid his respects at the US Capitol on Tuesday night to the police officer killed by the violent mob of Donald Trump supporters who staged the insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January.
The remains of Brian Sicknick, 42, are lying in honor in the Capitol's towering central rotunda where rioters had rampaged on the day. A ceremony was held for Sicknick on Wednesday morning, with Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate leader, honoring the officer.
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