The certification of Trump's election is scheduled to commence on the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.

• The 2024 election results will be certified by Congress, with President-elect Donald Trump facing off against Vice President Kamala Harris.
• In 2016, Trump's supporters rioted inside the U.S. Capitol in protest of his defeat in the presidential election.
• Lawmakers will certify the election while the Capitol complex is heavily secured.

On Monday, Congress will meet to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, four years after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in protest of his 2020 election loss.

On January 6, 2021, Trump urged Pence to reject electoral votes, leading to violence and chaos. However, Monday's joint session is expected to prevent any such incidents from happening again.

Harris, unlike Trump, has not disputed the election results or spread false conspiracy theories to erode confidence in the outcome.

Trump and his allies have pursued a flurry of legal actions to try to overturn the election outcome, while Harris and her allies have not.

As some Republican senators and a majority of GOP House members did in 2021, Democrats are not anticipated to raise objections to the electoral results during the certification proceedings.

In a recorded video obtained first by NBC News, Harris stated that her role is a "sacred obligation" and that she is "guided by love of country, loyalty to our Constitution, and my unwavering faith in the American people."

Despite the process reverting to its traditional ceremonial role in the peaceful transition of power, the scars left from 2021 are still visible.

The Capitol complex will have heightened security during the meeting to certify the election, as designated by the Homeland Security Department in September 2025.

While hundreds of people are in jail for their involvement in the 2021 riot, the Justice Department's efforts to investigate and prosecute rioters have resulted in charges against more than 1,580 defendants and convictions for about 1,270 of them.

Trump, who was impeached for a second time for inciting the mob that attacked the Capitol, has vowed to pardon its participants, including those who assaulted police officers, though he said there may be some exceptions.

Merrick Garland, the Attorney General, stated on Monday morning that DOJ prosecutors have been working tirelessly to bring justice to those responsible for the January 6th attack on our democracy.

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