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Aug 30 • 5 tweets • 3 min read

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NEW: Daniel Hodges testified today against the Capitol rioter charged with crushing him in the tunnel on Jan. 6.

Story with @GaryGrumbach: nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

Patrick McCaughey III on Jan. 6 v. Patrick McCaughey III today. #thepinman nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

Federal prosecutors presented a police shield as evidence in the courtroom today: nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

“There is no good way to fight back against it," Hodges testified. “You have to endure the pressure that it creates.” nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

“I didn’t know where I was going. I didn’t know whether there was an avenue of egress for us to take. I was worried that we would be put up against the wall literally and figuratively," Daniel Hodges testified. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

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