The clip aired on local media showed a dramatic moment on January 6, 2021, when rioters loyal to then-President Donald Trump violently entered the Congressional complex, shouting through broken glass at two Republican lawmakers.
According to the approximately eight-minute audiovisual post, some participants in the insurrection stared at Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas and Sen. of the same party, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, who was a member of the House at the time.
Police officers' voices change and weapons are pointed.
The video was shot by Damon Beckley, who was convicted of obstructing the Electoral College certification and rioting and will be sentenced in February.
Although members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, were in danger on that unfortunate day – in which five people died and more than 140 police officers were injured – members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, are still downplaying what happened and not even calling out Trump for his role bringing about the result.
The House special committee that investigated the events concluded that Trump delayed trying to stop the violence in the legislature.
In parallel with the more than 1,200 arrests made as a result of these events as of December, press reports indicate that thousands more people were involved in the riots, have been identified and remain at large.
This Saturday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested three Florida residents for an alleged attack on Capitol Police officers during the January 6 insurrection.
Jonathan D. Pollock, 24; his sister Olivia M. Pollock, 33; and Joseph D. Hutchinson, 27, were arrested at a ranch in Groveland and will be arraigned in court Monday, he said in a statement.
During a speech the previous day in Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden attacked his eventual Nov. 5 election rival, whom he described as a threat to United States democracy if he returned to power.
“Three years ago, a violent mob fueled by lies attacked the United States Capitol,” Biden recalled on his X account this Saturday.
Our democracy has been tested, he said, emphasizing: “It is up to us to prove, despite all its imperfections, that American democracy (in his opinion) continues to be a beacon for the world.”
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