By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CAL WOODWARD WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day…
Riot, noun
1 a: a violent public disorder
specifically : a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
1 b: public violence, tumult, or disorder https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riot
Yes it was.
It was also an insurrection:
The usual connotation for a riot is that it was unplanned.
The terrorist attack on the Capitol was gamed out for months beforehand.