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Circle at the foot of the capitol. our two witnesses tonight were both there at the time of the first breach. officer edwards was standing with other officers behind a line of racks that mark perimeter of the capitol ground. she bravely tried to prevent an angry crowd from advancing on the capitol. unfortunately, she was overrun and knocked unconscious, as the crowd advanced on the capitol. nick quested was a few yards away, taking footage of the proud boys as part of his work on a documentary f...

The healthy skepticism about the attorney general saying that everybody involved at every level will face accountability here. what is your bigger picture view as to whether or not the justice department is willing to make even politically fraught determinations, if thats where these suits part of the suits and boots investigation, as you described, it might lead? >> look, you quoted attorney general garland in your introduction. you know, he said that hes going to file the evidence where it goe...

If you look at the case filings, right, its very very clear, and has been from before the emergence of this kind of, expanded vision of this case, that the justice department is very homed in on what effect, former president trumps words and actions had on people on the ground. its apparent in, charging documents, its apparent in water called statements of offense, when people plead guilty. its just very clear, if you pay attention to the paperwork, that the justice department is aware of the ef...

Prosecutor,, hes described as diligent yet aggressive, sort of like forceful but cool under pressure. his mandate is, essentially, to look at the question of whether or not there was criminal activity, related to january 6th, that took place outside of the ground of the capital. as you said in your interaction, the justice department has been focused almost exclusively, for more than a year, on people who physically stormed the building. they went in, they broke windows, they fought with cops. o...

An ankle bracelet and abiding by a 9:00 p.m. curfew, except when hes working as bartender, which is approved by court. he still stands by the big lie. >> i still believe it. >> reporter: and pruitt isnt the only one. i actually spoke with several accused rioters on the phone. all declined to talk on camera. they cited ongoing cases or desire to step back from the public glare. the handful i spoke with told me they still believe the election was stolen. some said it was pro-trump supporters who s...

Indian-american female governor and elected the first african-american senator. >> shes had to deal with a number of racial issues. nine black people were gunned down at a bible study at the emanuel amc church. heres her chance to show the her people the steady leadership they need, right? no. two days later, with debates over whether to remove the confederate flag, she didnt want to go there, saying she was, quote, not doing that to the people of my state. here she is at a press conference thre...

Iran News in Brief - August 3, 2021 UPDATE: 10:00 PM CEST Tuesday Protests in Iran As Ebrahim Raisi was celebrating the start of his tenure and was posing in front of the cameras with even more vows and promises than his predecessor, Iranians gathered and protested in different cities to prove that their desire is regime change and the henchman of the 1988 massacre is not their president. August 3 – Shush, southwest #Iran Workers and employees of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Company rallied for...

These officers faces. i was absolutely scared just seeing that fear. it is something i will never forget. >> a full scale riot is underway outside the capitol. >> i was so kpexcited to get to the capitol. i wanted to see whats going to happen. at 1:11, we started marching. >> alex jones with the organizer of "stop this steer" beginning his own march to the capitol ground. i skipped with my flag all the way to the capitol. >> in crowd, ashley babbit. >> there is an estimated of 3 million people h...

Officer thomas webster who is facing several federal charges including assaulting police, unlawfully entering capitol ground with a dangerous weapon and civil disorder. youll see webster in red carrying a flagpole and this video is disturbing. >> [ bleep ]! [ bleep ]! >> hey! hey! >> [ bleep ]! [ bleep ]! >> get over! >> [ bleep ]! >> no, no, no! stop! stop! >> okay, ron johnson and others, for months you guys accused the

Who have gone for us by keeping the fight going. >> so i want you to take a look at these three republican candidates in 2022. we are learning eamon bundy who was barred from capitol ground and mark mcclosky running for senate in missouri and wyoming, anthony buchar, he impregnanted a 14-year-old girl when he was 18. do you disagree -- when you think of the caliber of candidates, i just laid the facts out. whats going on here? do you think it is self-destruction, what? >> these candidates appear...