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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 film. most of his footage has never been shown publicly before we shared it this evening. officer edw...

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 that's 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 he's going to file the evidence where it goes. if you look at the case filings, right, it's very very clear, and has been from before the emer...

If you look at the case filings, right, it's 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 trump's words and actions had on people on the ground. it's apparent in, charging documents, it's apparent in water called statements of offense, when people plead guilty. it's just very clear, if you pay attention to the paperwork, that the justice department is aware of the effect that trump's words had on people on the ground. so whether that results in a criminal case...

Prosecutor,, he's 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. or maybe they didn't, they just trespassed, and entered restricted areas. but there is a whole other...

An ankle bracelet and abiding by a 9:00 p.m. curfew, except when he's working as bartender, which is approved by court. he still stands by the big lie. >> i still believe it. >> reporter: and pruitt isn't 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 stormed the capitol building january 6th. they falsely told me members of antifa were also involved...