REID: You know, Malcolm, you and I - we`ve known each other for quite a while, my friend. So, those are some of the experiences and some of the things that I remember, but it was a dark day.
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And Jamie and I - I remember putting a card in his pocket, a condolence letter from my wife and I and - but just how stoic he looked at what was happening and that he needed help when we were told to get our gas masks ready, I had to give him mine and open up his gas mask and make sure that he, you know, knew how to use it. We had a lot of family members and loved ones reaching out asking us how we were doing, what was going on, especially once the speaker was pulled from the rostrum and some of the other senior members of leadership on both sides of the aisle were pulled.īut I think what sticks out for me was Jamie Raskin, who had just buried his son 24 hours before that day, was right in front of me. I think, for me, you know, honestly, Joy, I was at a disadvantage, as a lot of my colleagues were on the House floor.
I wonder if there`s something in particular that stuck with you given all of your experiences and what you saw that day. For some reason, that was the thing that stuck in my head. That was the first thing that struck me as I saw them, you know, heading toward the Capitol and starting to bash their way in and thinking what other treasures could they find that belong to us as the American people and destroy. And thank you all for being here.Īnd this is a day, and I`m going to start with you, Congressman Aguilar, that is unforgettable to me because I can remember every moment of that day, really, and thinking to myself, my God, I hope that these marauding masses of MAGA supporters don`t find the black history museum and ransack it. REID: With me now, Congressman Pete Aguilar of California, member of the select committee to investigate January 6th, Malcolm Nance, MSNBC Counterterrorism and Intelligence Analyst, and Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser to The Lincoln Project. STEPHANIE GRISHAM, FORMER TRUMP WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY AND COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR: All I know about that day is that he was in the dining room gleefully watching on his T.V., as he often did, look at all of the people fighting for me, hitting rewind, watching it again. House members also got together to serve food to Capitol police officers as well as to Hill staffers thanking them for their service. The only Republican member of the House who attended was Liz Cheney, who brought her father, the former vice president, Dick Cheney, her Republican colleague on the select committee Adam Kinzinger said that he wished he could be here, but his wife is about to have a baby.ĭemocrats spent the day sharing testimonials of their experiences and later holding a prayer vigil on the steps of the Capitol. But four police officers died following the events of that day, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a moment of silence for them as part of a day of remembrance on the Hill today. We saw Officer Eugene Goodman heroically divert the mob. It`s a testament to the Capitol police that they didn`t reach their targets. They swarmed the Capitol asking where are they counting the votes, and where are you, Nancy? After their dear leader told them to head to the Capitol, a MAGA mob descended on the Hill violently clashing with police, smashing through windows.
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A full year later, the images aren`t any easier to watch but they`re an important reminder of how close we came to losing our democracy and how fragile that democracy remains.
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