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| 'It's just horrendous': Terrified Pelosi and top Dems huddled in Capitol office on January 6 and frantically called Trump's cabinet, Virginia Governor and DC cops begging for help, new video shows |
| 2022-10-14 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - The January 6 committee showed a seven-minute video compilation showing what happened in the hours lawmakers were hiding in a secure location while Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol
- It included scenes of Pelosi phoning for help alongside Republican lawmakers like Mitch McConnell
- One clip shows her telling Senate Majority Leader Schumer: 'I'm gonna call the effing Secretary of DoD'
- Another video shows Pelosi tersely replying to an officer who refused to give them a timing estimate: 'Just pretend for a moment that we're the Pentagon, or the White House, or some other entity that was under siege'
- The hearing concluded with a unanimous surprise vote to subpoena Trump himself
- Trump responded on his Truth Social app: 'Why didn't the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago? Why did they wait until the very end...Because the Committee is a total "BUST"'
- The January 6 committee's Thursday afternoon hearing is the ninth in this current series of presentations
- It could be the panel's final public event and its future is uncertain next year
- Other new evidence includes Secret Service communications and a video of Mike Pompeo's deposition
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