Inside the Capitol riot: Video obtained by ProPublica reveals timeline of events
During the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, hours of eyewitness footage was uploaded to Parler, a “free speech” social network that was central to planning the insurrection. While most of Parler's archives have since been taken offline, ProPublica has acquired and published a stunningly detailed record of videos publicly posted to the site from within the riot. Yahoo News has curated an abridged version showing the siege from the point of view of those who took part in it.
Video Transcript
- Fight for Trump. Fight for Trump. Fight for Trump.
DONALD TRUMP: We're try-- we're going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country. So let's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.
[CHEERING]
- USA. USA. USA. USA.
- USA. USA.
- We storming the capitol.
- Time to storm the [MUTED] Capitol. We're gonna break the doors down. They're already at the doors now.
[INDISTINCT CROWD NOISE]
- Hold the line! Hold the line!
[INDISTINCT CROWD NOISE]
ALEX JONES: We won this election. And as much as I love seeing the Trump flags flying over this, we need to not have a confrontation with the police. They're gonna make that the story. Go to other side of the Capitol. That's where Trump's gonna be.
- Love you, Alex Jones!
ALEX JONES: I'm getting down there. I'm gonna jump right there. [INAUDIBLE] let me jump on it.
- Hey, Alex, any update on what our vice president's doing?
- Oh, he-- he-- he floundered and was neutral. He passed the ball.
- Every damn one of us needs to be up there pushing the damn front doors in and dragging their asses out here.
[INDISTINCT CROWD NOISE]
- Yeah!
[MAD CHEERING]
[GLASS BREAKING]
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
- USA. USA. USA.
- Hey, we're here for you!
- Back up. Hey, back up. Back up.
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Second floor!
- We need more persons. We found him.
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
- They ain't here. They ain't here.
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
- Inside the Capitol building.
- Everybody-- everybody walking past the police. Look at that. They can't do nothing.
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
- There's something [INAUDIBLE].
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
- It's amazing.
- Take-- put your mask on. I don't want them to see you.
- Where are the [MUTED] traitors?
- Come on, who's first?
- The basement.
- Can I speak to Pelosi? Yeah, we're coming [MUTED]. Oh, Mike Pence? We're coming for you too, [MUTED] traitor.
- We're coming for you, Nancy!
- Defend your constitution. Defend your liberty. Defend your constitution. Defend your liberty.
[GUNFIRE]
- Treason! Treason! Treason! Treason!
- We got our point across. Let's go!
- Let's go. Let's go.
- I need wider, a path.
- Clear a path. Clear a path.
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
- This is insane.
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
This is insane.
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
I don't want to say that what we're doing is right. But if the election's being stolen, what is it gonna take?
- Dude, get out of there. Get out!
- [? Here we are. ?] We went all the way to the top.
- That's it. Nobody upstairs. Go. You can't come up here.
[SIRENS]
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
[GUNSHOT]
- You're not one of them, either!
[INDISTINCT ANGRY CROWD NOISE]
