On January 6 at the Capitol, I had @T_Jones_Media shooting a second angle for @N2Sreports. He filmed the entire siege specifically from the Northeast Capitol entrance.
While I've made this footage available to networks already, today I can release it publicly for the first time.
"Can you ask Nancy out so we don't have to go in," a Trump supporter asked a USCP officer.
"Well she's over on the other side," he replied.
Trump supporters exited, not entered, this entrance at first.
One said people "trying to take congress" and "beating up cops" inside.
As Trump supporters started streaming in, the officer tried to discourage them.
"If you don't wanna get sprayed, I wouldn't go in."
"The reason everyone just came out this way is this is nowhere near the chamber," he said. "They realized they're in the wrong spot."
Moments later, dozens of Trump supporters were pushed out through the NE door.
Officers used mace and sting balls to deter the crowd, as they responded by throwing a chair, shooting mace at cops, and attempting to use a barricade as a battering ram to get back in.
"Get that fucking door off!"
Trump supporters attempted to get the door off its hinges, which failed, but they did manage to force it open.
With the door compromised, officers pushed the crowd away from the entrance using pepper spray and sting balls.
One Trump supporter tried to shake hands with a cop after.
Others chanted "Fuck the blue!"
"Fuck the police!"
As a Trump supporter accused United States Capitol Police of using "weapons against unarmed civilians," a cop put his hands up.
"Do you see a weapon in my hand?"
He indeed had a sting ball gun on his front and a rifle strapped to his back, but said "I legally have to."
Officers struggled to maintain control of the ledge as Trump supporters threw objects and maced them.
"Remember, we have a Second Amendment," one told the cops. "Don't forget that."
The Trump supporters pushed forward, and officers retreated into the doorway.
This was when police resorted to using fire extinguishers as a weapon to deter the crowd.
Both @T_Jones_Media (who shot the footage in this thread) and I filmed this, and frankly, it provided some confusion and concealment but was not an effective policing weapon.
Trump supporters threw rocks at the door and attempted to use a barricade as a battering ram as police shot a fire extinguisher repeatedly through the crack.
Officers came outside and tried to calm the crowd.
"We're all for the First Amendment, right?" an officer said.
As police tried to calm the crowd, one person maced an officer in the face (pause at 3-4 seconds in to see it on his right eye).
Officers attempted to pursue the man, who ran away. Unclear if they caught him.
"Fuck you, oathbreakers!" yelled a Trump supporter as cops shut door.
Police with riot gear including shields, mace, and flash grenades then arrived from the west and pushed Trump supporters away, finally clearing the Northeast entrance to the United States Capitol.
"I wasn't trespassing, I was invited here by the president!" one yelled as police with riot shields and batons pushed forward and deployed flash grenades to force the Trump supporters onto the East Capitol lawn.
"You're fucking aggressors" Trump supporter told cops as they tended to an injured person sitting on the ground and bleeding from the face.
"You blew his fucking lip off," said a Trump supporter
Another ID'ed himself as a physician's assistant and said "he's too weak to walk."
Here is the full, raw video summary of @T_Jones_Media's angle during the Capitol Siege on January 6.
As always, all @N2Sreports footage is available to license.
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In this uncut shot, you'll see the activists set up several new tents by surprise in minutes.
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3) One MPD officer took a quick selfie from the police line.
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This comes just hours before Mayor Bowser is set to testify before Congress.
3) As the sun rose near George Washington University, the activist who were not arrested regrouped.
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This thread will be based on my notes and court documents.
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He is charged with "Attempted production of a biological agent or toxin."
3) The feds cite my reporting, where I show unclassified government documents that the Virginia Kekoas militia members were allegedly handed by Duke, and he later appears to acknowledge giving them.
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Russell Richardson Vane IV first made contact with the Virginia Kekoas in April 2022, according to the group's leader Eddie Ray, who goes by "ICE" and member Cody Beckner, who goes by "Sasquatch." Vane allegedly adopted the call sign "Duke."
The pair provided extensive screenshots and documents showing that since joining, Vane - as "Duke" - engaged in an escalating sequence of unusual behavior that included apparent provocations for the group to develop homemade explosives. Homemade explosives lacking an ATF registration are generally a federal felony.
"Sasquatch" and "ICE" spoke exclusively to News2Share to provide a thorough timeline of the events that led up to "Duke" being removed from their organization.
2) ICE and Sasquatch say that upon reaching out to the Kekoas in 2022, Duke identified himself as working for the CIA, but was allowed to remain a prospective member rather than being ejected because they believed he may have advanced knowledge of world-altering events.
3) Within two weeks of joining, the pair say Duke asked about a "group fund." They say no fund exists and members pay their own way, but such a fund could "fall under certain federal laws" like RICO.
ICE says Duke also asked about forming his own chapter and was denied.