Footage released on Friday of lawmakers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol shows Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) inquiring about former Vice President Mike Pence’s safety, urging him to keep his location a secret.
“I worry about you being in that Capitol,” says Pelosi in the video obtained by CNN. “Don’t let anybody know where you are.”
Pelosi called Pence to discuss the situation as thousands stormed the Capitol building, some of them chanting “Hang Mike Pence” because of the vice president’s choice not to reject the certification of the electors who voted President Biden into office. Pence had no constitutional power to do so.
Both politicians checked on each other’s safety and location, ensuring that the other was “safe.”
“We are still not safe enough for us to go back, we’ve been told it could take days to clear the Capitol and that we should be moving everyone here to get the job done,” Pelosi told Pence, saying that the House would need to reconvene at Fort McNair in an hour.
She added: “We’ve gotten a very bad report about the condition of the House floor with defecation and all that kind of thing.”
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Pelosi to Pence amid Jan. 6 attack: "Don’t let anybody know where you are" https://t.co/Uh2qYRNLWm pic.twitter.com/lMRAiRaYAW
— The Hill (@thehill) October 14, 2022
“Don’t let anybody know where you are!” Never before seen video: Nancy expresses concern to Mike Pence about his safety, all while Trump was stoking violence against Pence. pic.twitter.com/fagjtkxxoX
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) October 14, 2022
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