New video shows alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters threatening Pence

A new video from the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol appears to show two Texas men threatening to drag then-Vice President Mike Pence and other lawmakers through the streets.

The men, Ryan Nichols and Alex Harkrider, were arrested days later in Texas and charged with various crimes, including assault with a dangerous weapon — specifically, a crowbar, baton and pepper spray, according to the indictment against them. They each pleaded not guilty. Harkrider was released pending trial. Nichols was denied release, and both of their cases are still pending.

The Facebook Live video, which was allegedly shot by Nichols as they marched to the Capitol, was mentioned in a pre-trial motion filed by the Justice Department and released to local news outlets over the weekend.

The new footage comes on the heels of the Republican National Committee's vote to censure Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., for their participation in the House select committee investigating the insurrection. The resolution passed by the RNC attempted to reframe the events of Jan. 6 as "legitimate political discourse."

Nichols allegedly filmed himself talking about Pence, who on Jan. 6 was presiding over the Senate as Congress set about certifying the 2020 election. Then-President Donald Trump falsely claimed Pence had the power to overturn the results. At the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol, Trump urged his supporters to "fight like hell" and expressed hope that Pence would "do the right thing" and send the votes back to the states for recertification.

Pence ultimately did not, and President Biden's 306-232 victory over Trump in the Electoral College was certified hours after the rioters were cleared from the Capitol Building.

“I’m hearing reports that Pence caved,” Nichols says in the video. “I’m telling you, if Pence caved, we’re gonna drag motherf***ers through the streets.”

“You f***ing politicians are gonna get f***ing drug through the streets! Because we’re not going to have our f***ing s*** stolen,” Nichols continues. “If you voted for f***ing treason, we’re gonna drag your f***ing ass through the street.”

"Cut their f***ing heads off!" Harkrider yells at one point.

“Cut their head off!” Nichols replies.

“So let me find out, Pence, let me find out myself, did you treason the country? We'll f***ing drag your ass too," he adds.

According to the FBI, Nichols and Harkrider were part of the angry mob of Trump supporters who forced their way inside the Capitol building, some of them chanting, “Hang Mike Pence!”

In a speech to the conservative Federalist Society in Florida on Friday, Pence issued a forceful rebuke of Trump, saying the former president is wrong to claim that he had the authority to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

“President Trump is wrong,” Pence said. “I had no right to overturn the election.”