WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement marking five years since President Donald Trump incited a MAGA mob to violently storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and threaten to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

"Five years ago, Donald Trump incited a vicious MAGA mob to storm the United States Capitol with one goal: to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Fortunately, Trump and his gang of bigoted, violent extremists failed in their mission to undermine our democracy that day. But Trump continues to bear direct responsibility for this disgraceful, dangerous attack, which forever scarred our...