Thread by @ryanobles

Just emerged from the Senate Chamber where I watched the reaction as the video presentation began. Every Senator was watching with rapt attention. At one point Senators Bennett & Warner stood up from their seats to get a better view of the screens.

Watched for another more than hour and it was unbelievable how close the Senators in the room paid attention to each part of the presentation. In many cases they seemed to be in stunned silence as the presentation played out.

At one point- When the video played of a rioter ending his remarks by yelling “Peace out” into the camera- Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) shook his head in disgust.

Democratic Senators audibly groaned, when video played of the rioter who gained access to Speaker Pelosi’s office and put his feet on her desk and then bragged about it after.

As video played of the mob gaining access to chamber played- showing how close they were to some of the very Senators in the room, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) seemed visibly upset. She watched with her hand pressed against her forehead for several minutes.

As Rep. Swalwell made note of the effort made by the Capitol Police to form a human wall to prevent the rioters from breaching the chamber with Senators inside, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) quietly clapped her hands in a show of approval.

When Rep. Swalell made note of just how serious the threat was, and asked what could have happened if Capitol Police had not prevented the rioters from getting into the Chamber before members were evacuated, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) nodded his head in agreement.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also nodded his head in agreement when Swalwell played the video of his evacuation- and demonstrated how close rioters were to discovering him and his security detail as he evacuated.

Schumer later went to find the network pool camera to thank his security detail for their efforts to keep him safe that day.

After the testimony concluded for a dinner break, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) came up to impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and held his elbow and patted his back in what appeared to be an intimate conversation.