Dramatic New Jan. 6 Video Shows GOP Reps Trying To Reason With Rioters

A new video released shows just how dire the situation looked for congressmen as they tried to reason with the rioters. During the riot and the immediate aftermath, all of them were appalled, and a few even blamed Trump. That didn't last, however, and even Nehls would later call the death of Ashli Babbitt — the rioter who was shot by a Capitol Police officer as she jumped the House floor — "murder." Babbitt, that wonderful upstanding citizen, I think can be heard screaming in the background here, "Coming for you Pelosi, you socialist c**t!"

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Dramatic, newly released video shot by a Jan. 6 rioter shows the confrontation between two Republican members of Congress and Capitol rioters trying to breach the main door into the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives. The videos show rioters staring down the barrels of guns through broken glass as they tried to force their way inside.

The 8-minute video, shot by Capitol rioter Damon Beckley and introduced as evidence ahead of his sentencing, was released to the media coalition late Friday in response to a request from NBC News. Federal prosecutors are seeking more than three years in federal prison for Beckley, and his sentencing has now been rescheduled for Feb. 9.

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, and Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., can be seen speaking with rioters through the broken glass.

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