8:51 – 9:47 a.m. - 8:51 – 9:45 a.m.

8:51 a.m.: The Secret Service sends an alert that there are more than 10,000 people in line at the Ellipse, where President Trump is scheduled to speak at a rally at 11 a.m. (via CBS News)

9 a.m. (approx.): Park Police are overrun by a mob of Trump supporters at the Washington Monument. (via Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)

9:01 a.m.: Vice President Mike Pence meets with aides at his Naval Observatory residence to finalize a letter to members of Congress communicating his intention to follow the constitutionally set laws while certifying the election. (via the Washington Post)

9:02 a.m.: Employees of D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency position themselves in “mobile situational awareness teams” from the White House to the Capitol. (via the Washington Post)

9:45 a.m.: Park Police report that 500 to 800 individuals are gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. (via Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)

9:45 a.m.: A Park Police officer reports of a man with a pitchfork at the Washington Monument. (via Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)