On Jan. 6, Lawmakers Remember The Carnage Of 2021 In Sharply Different Ways

Some lawmakers emotionally recalled the violence . Others said they'd rather move on . And some said it wasn't violent at all.

The certification Monday of Donald Trump's presidential victory further exposed the divide, and the tension, among members of Congress over Jan. 6, 2021 - as Trump has called the bloody attack by his supporters "a day of love" and has promised to pardon rioters who have been convicted of crimes related to that day once he is in office.

Unlike four years ago, when the joint session of Congress to count electoral votes was interrupted by rioters trying to break down the doors, there was very little drama this Jan. 6 and no overt tension in the room as lawmakers read out each state's electoral votes. Vice President Kamala Harris gaveled down her own defeat. Democrats did not object to any of the votes.

Standing beside windows where Trump's supporters first broke into the building that day, Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats want to 'serve as an example" for Republicans.

The Democrats lost last year's election, Schumer said, but "when you lose an election you roll up your sleeves and try for the next one. You don't deny that you lost."