Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2022.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke Sunday about his experience during the January 6 Capitol riots, saying he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were “firm” about calling for the military. and continue counting the electoral votes.
“Speaker Pelosi and I were adamant that the military should first step in and remove everyone from the Capitol. Capitol Police were overwhelmed,” Schumer said as reported by NBC News. “And we called the Secretary of Defense. We called[ed] the governors of Virginia and Maryland who have the National Guard as well as the DC police and urge[d] they send reinforcements to the Capitol to make sure these thugs are eliminated. ”
Schumer’s account follows House select committee meeting Jan ninth public hearing on Thursday afternoonwhere members comprehensively review the findings from its investigation, interspersed with New clips and information.
The hearing showed new clips of Pelosi and others calling multiple Trump administration officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, to urge them to take action to quell the riots as they fled the crowd. crowded the Capitol.
Some footage taken by Pelosi’s daughter shows Schumer and other members of Congress running to a safe location, according to NBC News.
Schumer said that a great moment of the day came when Republicans and Democrats got together and decided to continue counting the electoral votes.
“A great moment was when four leaders, two Democrats and two Republicans met at around five o’clock and said we’re not going to let these thugs stop the government process. “, he said. “They will succeed. If we delay the counting of the electoral votes, lord knows what will happen.”
The House Select Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to subpoena the former President Donald Trump about his actions around the uprising in a move that has been considered for some time.
The vote marks the bipartisan council’s boldest move to date, enacted more than 100 subpoenas and interviewed more than 1,000 people during its investigation.
