You can even see some elected officials shuffling through the halls … and they’re not necessarily sprinting as they’re being escorted by armed guards. Par for the course — a ton of conservative personalities are latching on to this as evidence Jan. 6 wasn’t actually an insurrection … but rather, a peaceful protest that’s been blown out of proportion.
While those conservatives might think their point is made in this video dump — fact is, there’s even more video — which we’ve all seen — depicting the utter chaos and violence that actually unfolded.
There are countless videos of rioters squaring up and fighting cops outside — with batons being swung, and mace being sprayed. Also not in dispute, Capitol Police officers lost their lives in the line of duty that day … and one protester, Ashli Babbit, was shot and killed inside. So, this wasn’t some kumbaya get-together.

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It’s interesting that Rep. Johnson — who’s known to be very Donald Trump-friendly — was the one who ended up releasing these. Previous Speaker Kevin McCarthy had a lot of pressure on him to do the same before he was ousted, but ultimately never did.
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Johnson says he decided to release the footage to let the American people decide for themselves. Something tells us folks are already in their corners on this issue though … and no one’s crossing over.