DC attorney general calls on Trump to tell his supporters to stop storming the Capitol

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine released a statement Wednesday afternoon as protesters stormed the Capitol, calling on President Trump to instruct his supporters to stop.

“We call on President Trump to immediately tell his supporters, who are trampling on the District of Columbia and have breached the U.S. Capitol, to cease and desist and return from whence they came in a peaceful manner,” the statement reads.

He added, “We urge President Trump to do what he has not yet done, but what he must do: order his supporters to leave the District of Columbia and fully embrace the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”

Trump has so far tweeted twice asking his supporters to “remain peaceful,” but has so far not asked them to stop their storming of the Capitol.

“In the midst of this unrest, all District residents must remain at home. Under no circumstances should anyone travel downtown nor be in the vicinity of federal buildings,” Racine said as he ended his statement.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has issued a 6 p.m. curfew that will bar people from walking, driving or loitering on the streets of D.C. until 6 a.m. Thursday.

Footage of the riots showed protesters breaking windows and doors of the Capitol. Loud bangs have been reported from reporters inside the Capitol.