Direction i need him to run. Ill never forget that grip. He says, senator, were in danger, you have to come with me. And because of leader schumers position, he needed to go to different locations than Everybody Else did. We are walking briskly through a hall. And there are two gentlemen right by the stairwell. One baldheaded gentleman. Another one, long, black hair with a punisher shirt. We immediately aboutface. I grab the leader. We run out the door at full speed. I was within 20 feet of these insurrectionists. I heard second hand that someone pointed at me and said, theres the big jew, lets get him. We had a plan set. I ran to the elevator, i hit the button. We get up there, we pop out the door, boom, theres our vehicle, cars running. Heres our avenue out of here, we have made it. We start making our way to the secure location. I ask my colleagues to rejection this objection, to respect the will of the voters in the state of arizona the debate continues. Then i start noticing some things changing in the house. Increased anxiousness of the officers. Movement of the officers. Madam speaker im at the podium. The republicans start to act up with their opposition. Theyre kind of angry. So when the security is saying to me, you must leave now, im like, i can handle this. Theyre like, no, you cant, you have to go. And they pulled me right from the podium, to such an extent i dont even get a chance to take my phone or anything with me to go to an undisclosed location. They dont talk about whats going on outside. They just say, you have to go. I cannot believe this is happening. Its literally as you would see it in a movie of the Security Personnel come up, they get her, physically removed from behind the dais, and seeing her removed means we can no longer secure the chamber. My concern is we are leaving is not about me, its about my other members. Security has always said to me, you do your job, well do our job. And so they were prepared to protect the speaker of the house. And then they begin to tell me that the security has been breached to the capitol. The next thing i know is jim mcgovern, the chair of the rules committee, switches out with Speaker Pelosi. He takes over the gavel. Which is not supposed to happen. Clearly, the moment was getting more and more tense. And i go up and sit in the speakers chair and preside. Madam mr. Speaker can i have order in the chamber . The house will be in order. The house will be in order. Okay. Representative paul gosar from arizona is arguing at the microphone at that moment about why the election shouldnt be certified. And my colleague from minnesota, dean phillips, who is one of the most mildmannered people i have ever met in my life, stands up and points his finger at the republican members on the floor of the house. And i scream at the top of my lungs, from the top of the gallery its because of you this is because of you. Because i felt some of my colleagues, their responsibility for inciting the very horror that were in the middle of, that were enduring. My first reaction is, thats not helping right now. We need to figure out how to keep people safe, figure out how are we going to get out of this chamber, and what are we going to do to make sure that nothing worse happens . We just got notification here from the Capitol Police that there is a threat inside. There are scores of protesters, were told, im not sure exactly how many this is an incredibly dangerous situation thats unfolding here in the United States. My phones vibrating and i begin to get texts. From my daughter. Where are you . So im texting back. Im in the House Chamber, and im in the speakers chair and presiding. I know, but why are you there . Question marks. Like, what are you talking about . You should leave. And then i begin to hear what sounds like shouting outside the chamber. There was an ominousness thats growing in the chamber at this point. And the then, of course, it escalates when security comes in and removes leadership. Republican and democratic leadership. My detail chief comes up to me and says, we have to leave the chamber. And im thinking, why do we have to leave the chamber . But i get up, i leave. And he says to me, the capitol has been breached. How can that be, that the capitol could be breached . This is something i had never experienced. And ive been in the House Of Representatives for 40 years. The house will be in order. House will be in order. Mcgovern continues to preside. Arguments continue for a few more minutes. But there is more commotion. Theres strange noises ricochetting through the halls and into the chamber. Theres a level of panic starting among staff, among members. Nobody knows what is going to happen. And quite frankly, nobody knows what is happening. I get down to the crypt with the five officers that im with, and we join probably 10 or 12 more officers that are already down there. Stop the steal stop the steal we formed a line of officers, and we interlocked our arms, trying to make almost like a human chain to stop these people from forcing their way into the crypt. Im told multiple times, were doing this for you, back the blue, were taking back our country. Last time i checked, the british werent occupying the capitol right now, so who exactly are you taking the Building Back from . Usa usa usa usa usa usa usa usa usa i see a Fire Extinguisher Flying through the air almost in slow motion, and it slams into my right foot. Just below the ankle. And involuntarily i cry out in pain. And reach for my foot, afraid that it maybe had broken my ankle. Had it been a little higher, it would have struck my upper extremities or my head. So i charge my weapon, and that seems to fire the crod up even more rethey start screaming, are you going to shoot us . Are you going to shoot your own citizens . That just makes me angry. I dont want to shoot anyone. And then moments later, they overwhelm the line. Theyre assaulting officers, shoving, kicking, hitting. And we start moving back. And the crowd keeps coming. The only place we have to go now is back towards a series of about three rollup doors. Like a garage door that separates the crypt from the capitol visitor center. Youre scared now, mother fucker stop the steal stop the steal stop the steal stop the steal stop the steal its gone to hell in a hand basket. Its bad. We are losing this. If we havent already lost it. Humpty dumpty does it with a great fall. Wonderful pistachios. Get crackin only at vanguard, youre more than just an investor youre an owner. That means that your goals are ours too. And Vanguard Retirement tools and advice can help you get there. 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How dare you think you can assault this chamber with violence in order to stop a constitutional process . Capitol security comes up to me and says, you need to stop this proceeding now, it is no longer safe for you to be here. Without objection, the chair declares the house in recess pursuant to clause 12b of rule 1. I think in my head, theyre going to try to secure the chamber. The chamber is the last thing that goes. We will protect the chamber with force and at all costs. Its the equivalent of, if someone goes over the fence at the white house. There will be use of force. The congressman is calling me. Obviously, he is completely flipped out. Whats going on . Is everything okay . Im nervous. Im very nervous. Im trying not to show them that i am nervous. Because tabatha, shes scared. Shes starting to get really scared. I decide, i need to barricade the door. Tabatha says, im getting under the desk. Hank says, im joining you under the desk. Slowly, the sound starts getting louder and louder. Theyre outside my door. I mean, theyre theyre jangling the doorknob, screaming, cursing all over the place. I want to crawl up in a ball and just cover my head. But i think to myself, i cant do that. And then i stand up and i start pacing the room. I need weapons. So i find its a its a bronze bust of a buck that has buck horns and antlers, and theyre very poins pointy, and theyre bronze, and its a heavy thing. And i decide, this is what i am going to defend us with. I was born and raised in philadelphia, and i got my philly on. Trudy tells me that theyve locked the doors, theyve pushed all the furniture they can up against the doors, and the kids are hiding under the desk. Tap ba that and hank were hiding under the desk, julie was guarding the door. So i said, guard them with your life. Weve had a breach of the Capitol Building that is causing a lockdown of both chambers, the house and the senate. Capitol police is responding to the breach of the building and we will advise on further information once it comes to us. The Capitol Police start locking the doors. Now, these doors are about 100, 120 years old. The locks are big. You hear this chachunk, chachunk, chachunk one of the plainclothes, he stood up, put his hands up, he said, fellows, everyone, stay where you are, youre not leaving, the capitol has been breached, the capitol has been breached. If youre sitting near a chair, sit down. If you would like to get down on the ground, go ahead and do that. He explained that the backs of our seats were bulletproof and that we should take cover behind the seats. We have folks entering the rotunda and coming down this way. So well update you as soon as we can. But just be prepared, stay calm. My background of a former cia officer, im thinking, this is insanity. That ive prepared for horrific, potentially horrific attacks on buildings. But it was supposed to be an embassy, it was supposed to be a building i was in in some other country. Like, those were the scenarios. Its not supposed to be the United States capitol. I felt the air just get very tense at that point. Very tense. And even though there was a lot of noise, it was also oddly very quiet. For me, it was reminiscent of what happens before a firefight. And then theres an announcement that we should all look under our seats and locate our gas masks. Tear gas in the rotunda. Please be advised there are masks under your seats i actually didnt even know that there were gas masks under our seats. And im thinking to myself, gas mask . What are you talking about . Please grab a mask, place it in your lap, and be prepared to don your mask in the event that we have a breach. That really jolted all of us. So all of a sudden we have these gas masks. And theyre the type that when you pull them out of the packaging and expand them, they automatically start. So you start hearing the metal bag opening, like all the ripping noises. And then you hear this just constant buzzing and humming noise. One mask by itself, the sound is not particularly disturbing. But when you suddenly have over 100 masks, it sounds a little bit like bad movie music at a moment of high tension. People are freaking out. Theyre scared. Theres some young staffers that are starting to cry. The fear comes from not knowing whats going on. At this point, if you are watching this on television at home, you know far more than any member of congress. Its a scene of utter chaos inside the Capitol Building. Once these protesters stormed the doors and got actually inside the capitol itself, reporters and lawmakers alike were barricading themselves in various rooms and offices and hideaways, locking the doors. You start hearing a roar getting closer and closer to the door. Its clearly the the voices of a mob. Thats where i kind of had an internal Breaking Point of, wow, i dont know whats on The Other Side now of those doors. If it is so bad that we can no longer protect the chamber. I texted my uncle my will, to make sure that my daughter was cared for in the way that i thought she should be. I dont want my parents to know the level of what is going on. I didnt cry. And i wasnt breaking down. But i was preparing for whatever was going to happen. I just prayed for strength. I heard Loud Commotion to my left. And i looked, and they were pushing in. And i heard Loud Commotion to my right, and i looked, and they were pushing in. It was at that point when everybody kind of swarmed and jumped at the same time. Thats when the line fully collapsed down on the lower terrace. Push, push, push, push, push push, push, push i had to make the decision, we cant hold this, were going to have to pull back out. And i turned to all the officers that i could see. Lets go, weve got to get up, weve got to go high, weve got to get out of here. Weve lost the line, weve lost the line all pd pull back all pd pull back Police Officers dont give up ground. So that was difficult. As we start walking backwards, the crowd i think they kind of Start Thinking that we were win or that they were winning. Run away, pussies, we got you, just get out of here, just go home, you lost. Im seeing my officers, im giving them directions on the radio, youve got to use the stairwell, lets go, lets go. And im waving them to the stairs, like keep going, keep going. Im waiting for that last officer i can see and physically touch, and im grabbing him, and im literally hoisting him up bit back of the belt, trying to get him up the stairs. And were feet behind us, weve got the crowd coming up the stairs behind us. Im responsible for hundreds of Police Officers lives. Im responsible for keeping this crowd out of this big White Building behind me. So i took some resources that were initially assigned to me and Commander Kyle broke away to take those officers inside. We get to the top of the west terrace stairs. Right there is the door to the what we call the tunnel. Its normally a door that youll see during inauguration where the president comes through and you just see it all crisp and clean, and this is america. This is where the president comes out. Piled in there, we locked the doors. Closed the doors and locked the doors. You know, i used to work the capitol, started off with Capitol Police. I always thought those doors were bulletproof and bomb proof and indestructible. So i thought, hey, we finally got a few minutes to breathe, you know . And like 30 seconds later, some guy i dont know what he used, but he popped that glass on that window like it was nothing and just reached in and unlocked it. And then from then, i mean, the fight was on. Commander kyle happened to be the highestranking official to get pulled into that mix. He took command and took control and got everybody as organized as possible. Its such a narrow hallway. I think its only about 10 feet wide. You know, and thats where we made our stand. The plan at the very beginning was very simple. Line up and dont let those guys dont let the bad guys in. Theyre stacked just as well as we are. If you can see beyond them, all you can see is people. People on top of people on top of people. It was a fucking nightmare. It was a nightmare. Push, push, push i thought we were the only point that was in jeopardy of being breached. So i thought this was it. This is the alamo, this is The Last Stand right here. They get in here, its over. Usa, usa, usa, usa, usa Breaking News Back East in our Nations Capital where there is absolute chaos right now. Hundreds if not thousands of protesters out there on the capitol steps. 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