PHOTOS: Georgia Police escort Raffensperger out of Capitol as Trump supporters protest

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PHOTOS: Georgia Police escort Raffensperger out of Capitol as Trump supporters protest

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Led by a Georgia State Trooper, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (third from left) exits the Georgia State Capitol building after hearing reports of threats in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Former Ku Klux Klan leader and American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles had entered the building and was looking to speak with Raffensperger. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Former Ku Klux Klan leader and current American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles (center), leader of American Patriots USA, is surrounded by supporters as he makes his way to a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside of the Georgia State capital building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Doles gave a speech at the rally and then attempted to speak with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger but was unsuccessful. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

January 6, 20201 Atlanta - Former Ku Klux Klan leader and current American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles and Jonathan Garcia (right), candidate for governor in Georgia 2022, enter the office of Georgia Senate Secretary of the Senate to deliver their letter at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

January 6, 20201 Atlanta - Former Ku Klux Klan leader and current American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles and Jonathan Garcia (left), delivers a letter to the office of Georgia Senate Secretary of the Senate at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Chester Doles (left), leader of American Patriot USA and former KKK leader, prepares to leave the Georgia State Capitol after not being able to meet with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Doles made remarks at a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside of the building before attempting to speak with Raffensperger. Raffensperger was walked out of the building surrounded by officers as Doles made his way inside. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Former Ku Klux Klan leader and current American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles (center) roams the third floor of the Georgia State Capitol building looking for the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Doles made remarks at a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside of the building before attempting to speak with Raffensperger. Raffensperger was walked out of the building surrounded by officers as Doles made his way inside. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

January 6, 20201 Atlanta - Former Ku Klux Klan leader and current American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles (center), holding a letter, leads a group of protesters before he delivers the letter inside the Georgia State Capitol during Stop the Still rally organized by American Patriots USA outside the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Donald Trump supporters rally during a s ‘Stop the Steal’ event outside of the Georgia State capital building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Donald Trump supporters rally during a s ‘Stop the Steal’ event outside of the Georgia State capital building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — A helicopter circles the Georgia State Capitol building during a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside of the Georgia State capital building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Jonathan Garcia makes remarks during a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside of the Georgia State capital building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Garcia says he plans on running for governor in Georgia during the 2022 election. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — A man holds a sign during a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside of the Georgia State capital building in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Credit: Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com

01/06/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Led by a Georgia State Trooper, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (third from left) exits the Georgia State Capitol building after hearing reports of threats in downtown Atlanta, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Former Ku Klux Klan leader and American Patriots USA leader Chester Doles had entered the building and was looking to speak with Raffensperger. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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