What we learned about the Capitol insurrection from the House managers
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The nation's, and frankly the world's, attention drew to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as rioters stormed the seat of American democracy.
Television and smartphone screens were tuned in as thousands of Donald Trump supporters attempted to stop the congressional certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. It laid the basis for the impeachment trial currently underway in the U.S. Senate. But during the House impeachment managers arguments, new video emerged that reignited how truly close members of Congress were to danger that January day.
To reconstruct the siege for senators, Democrats aired never-before-seen security footage from inside the Capitol that showed the attack unfolding. Their presentation included chilling video of the rioters rampaging into the building and audio of distressed police officers who tried in vain to keep them out.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We have been flanked and we바카라 게임 웹사이트ve lost the line,바카라 게임 웹사이트 one frantic officer could be heard saying.
The presentation also showed the perilous moments when lawmakers and others, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Pence, were rushed to safety; body camera footage of an officer being beaten; the sounds of crunching, breaking glass; profane screams and violent threats; and cries as the rioters streamed into the building, some carrying riot shields and weapons.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Where do they count the f---ing votes?바카라 게임 웹사이트 one member of the mob could be heard shouting.
바카라 게임 웹사이트You work for us,바카라 게임 웹사이트 one yelled at officers. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Where바카라 게임 웹사이트s that meeting at?바카라 게임 웹사이트
Democrats warned that many of the scenes would be hard to watch, including the horrifying screams of an officer being crushed in a doorway and video of one of the rioters, Ashli E. Babbitt, being shot to death by U.S. Capitol Police.
Also never before seen: Footage of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who has already been hailed as a hero, warning Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, that the mob was headed his way. Romney turned and dashed in the other direction.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I did not know that was Officer Goodman," Romney told reporters after seeing it. "I look forward to thanking him when I next see him.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Goodman also directed the mob away from the Senate Chamber and toward other officers.
If any senators were tempted to avoid images of the violence at the Capitol, or bury memories of fleeing the violent mob, they were not able to do so any longer.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We lived this once and that was awful,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, recalling how she felt when she evacuated with her colleagues. 바카라 게임 웹사이트And we바카라 게임 웹사이트re now we바카라 게임 웹사이트re living with a more comprehensive timeline.바카라 게임 웹사이트
While videos of the siege have been circulating since the day of the riot, the graphic compilation provided a more complete narrative, with a chilling focus on the rioters' methodical search for lawmakers.
The rioters were 바카라 게임 웹사이트58 steps바카라 게임 웹사이트 from senators, impeachment manager Eric Swalwell told them.
Romney said he was brought to tears. The video was 바카라 게임 웹사이트overwhelmingly distressing and emotional,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said afterward.
The presentation ended with a video of a police officer, Daniel Hodges of Washington바카라 게임 웹사이트s Metropolitan Police Department, yelling in pain as he was crushed between two doors on the Capitol바카라 게임 웹사이트s West Front. His anguished screams filled the quiet, cavernous chamber as if he were right there in the room.
Senators were silent afterward, some sitting quietly and alone, as if to process it all. Lead impeachment manager Jamie Raskin, sitting at the front of the room, put his head in his hands.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It was extremely quiet,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Maine Sen. Susan Collins, describing the atmosphere. 바카라 게임 웹사이트You could hear a pin drop.바카라 게임 웹사이트
It is unclear if the Democrats' presentation will change any votes, as Trump is still expected to be acquitted in the end. But senators were clearly rattled by what they saw.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has sat remarkably still and unmoving through the trial, uncharacteristically propped himself up in his seat, leaning forward as the prosecutors showed images of the rioters breaking through the outside perimeter and Capitol Police yelling 바카라 게임 웹사이트No! No! No!바카라 게임 웹사이트 as they were overrun. Utah Sen. Mike Lee moved his chair so he was fully facing the screen, furiously scribbling notes. Others opted to just listen as the angry screams of the rioters reverberated around the chamber.
Democrats said they were sad and frustrated by it all.
바카라 게임 웹사이트How can you watch this and not vote to convict?바카라 게임 웹사이트 asked Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware as he stepped outside for a break after the presentation.
Many Republicans did watch it but made clear their stance. Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, who was speaking on the Senate floor at the moment it was evacuated, was visibly shaken by the video and said the presentation was 바카라 게임 웹사이트painful,바카라 게임 웹사이트 but he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t think Trump incited the riot. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who read what appeared to be a magazine or a document as some of the video played, said minutes afterward that the trial was a 바카라 게임 웹사이트waste of time.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Listen, you바카라 게임 웹사이트ve got to weigh all of the information together,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley as he left the chamber.
One senator appeared to not watch. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a fierce opponent of Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s impeachment, turned away from the screen next to him and scribbled on a notepad, sometimes with his hand on his forehead, as if to shield himself. He walked out of the room in the middle of the presentation, as impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett detailed the threats to Pence바카라 게임 웹사이트s life.
But most watched it all.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said watching the video 바카라 게임 웹사이트reignited my anger 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a lot of anger."
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who is retiring from the Senate and has said he바카라 게임 웹사이트s undecided on whether to convict Trump, said the Senate was reliving a horrible day. 바카라 게임 웹사이트That바카라 게임 웹사이트s not easy," he said.