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Marking the January 6th anniversary members of the activist organization Rise & Resist demonstrate on the steps of the New York Public Library (NYPL) on Fifth Ave to protest President-elect Trump's promise to pardon those charged for the violent attack on the Capitol in 2021 in a an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Demonstrators hold a banner that read 'TRUMP LIES DEMOCRACY DIES' and signs that read 'NO PARDONS FOR JAN 6 CAPITOL ATTACKERS' 'NO PARDONS FOR JAN 6 INSURRECTIONISTS' 'NO PARDONS FOR JAN 6 RIOTERS' 'NO PARDONS FOR JAN 6 LYNCH MOBS' 'NO PARDONS FOR JAN 6 PROUD BOYS' and a sign with images of Stalin, Putin, Hitler and Trump with a quote bubble that reads 'I’m above the law.' Protesters call for the insurrectionists to be held accountable and denounce their portrayal as patriots.