New evidence was presented at ex-President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate on Wednesday – videos and audio recordings never seen before of the January 6 deadly riot at the US Capitol to bring about the violence that the former president has incited a horrible life.
The disturbing video and radio broadcasts from the police and security corps showed that the violence that killed five people and injured more than 100 police officers could have been much worse.
Here is a look at some of the new evidence presented by Casa Democrata administrators.
Security camera video
Included in the new video from the security camera was a clip that showed dozens of protesters entering broken windows and dominating the lone Capitol Police officer who tried to drive them away.
Another security video showed protesters attacking a group of Washington police officers who guarded the building with a hockey stick, a Trump flag and other items. The Chamber’s managers then showed an agonizing video of the same assault with the cameras on the body of one of the policemen, showing the protesters punching, kicking and throwing objects at the police. Another video showed Vice President Mike Pence being rushed to safety.
Another showed officials from mayor Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Entering a conference room, where they barricaded themselves behind two doors minutes before the crowd entered the hall looking for their boss.
One person broke one of the doors, but the troublemakers were unable to get through the second.
One of the House’s managers, Deputy Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, then played the audio of a frightened Pelosi official calling the Capitol police for help. “They are knocking on doors trying to find you,” whispered the employee so as not to be heard by the crowd outside the door.
Personal member video
House members were also frightened. Another of the House managers, Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Reproduced a video recorded during the attack by Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., In which members were being advised to remove the pins that identify them as members of Congress lest it be directed.
Senator quasi-accidents
Swalwell also showed a safety video of senators experiencing near misses with the mafia.
The closest call seemed to involve the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., who was shown walking down a corridor with his security detachment, only to quickly turn around and start running in the opposite direction.
Swalwell played a video showing several senators leaving the Senate chamber and later running down a corridor safely. Swalwell said the senators were “58 paces” from where the crowd was currently gathering.
Schumer’s video echoed an earlier clip from Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman’s security camera running down a corridor and signaling to Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, that he needed to turn around and take a different path. Romney quickly turned and started to walk away.
“I was very lucky that Officer Goodman was there to put me in the right direction,” Romney told reporters.
Police radio broadcasts
Several radio broadcasts played at the trial showed that the police were at a great disadvantage in number by the protesters.
“We need reinforcements here now. They are starting to break down the gates. They are throwing metal poles at us,” said a Washington policeman in a radio call.
“Multiple injuries on the Capitol! Multiple injuries on the Capitol!” one policeman can be heard shouting at another.
“This is now effectively a riot,” said an official in another call at 1:49 pm ET.
