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Man charged in US Capitol attack announces run for Senate in Florida

a man confronts police as other protesters stand nearby
Jake Lang clashes with police as others try to storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Getty Images

A man accused of battling police with a baseball bat and shield during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol announced a run for the US Senate in Florida.

“WE ARE TAKING OVER THE CAPITOL AGAIN,” Jake Lang, a prominent January 6 defendant, wrote on X, announcing he was seeking the seat vacated by the now secretary of state Marco Rubio in 2026.

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