Nancy Pelosi A recently released video from the former House speaker refers to former President Donald Trump as a “domestic enemy.” January 6, 2021, Capitol AttackThe footage was submitted to Congress by HBO and obtained by CBS News.
The video shows the former House majority leader preparing for a news conference with staff on January 7. In the video, Pelosi says she plans to publicly call for the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund following the attack, but also addresses Trump’s role in the attack.
“There are domestic enemies in the White House,” Pelosi said. “Let’s not ramble on about this.” She did not use that line when she addressed the press later that day.
Early in the morning of January 7th, Congress has certified Joe Biden. Pelosi, who won the 2020 presidential election, was asked what she thought about “the end of my relationship with Donald Trump.”
“I am deeply offended by what he did to the Capitol and our country today,” Pelosi responded. “He will pay a price for that.”
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Trump has been widely criticized for addressing supporters near the White House in the hours before the Jan. 6 attack and for posting a video calling for peace hours after the attack began. Trump has been accused of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and special counsel Jack Smith The former president was re-indicted on Tuesday. For allegedly resisting the peaceful transfer of power on January 6.
In this video, Pelosi is seen asking for a list of Trump’s cabinet members. She is publicly calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked to remove Trump from office. In another video, she says, “The House wants impeachment.” Trump was later impeached He was acquitted in the House of Representatives, but The Senate trial will be held in a few weeks..
Additional footage shows Pelosi and her staff leaving the Capitol and heading to Fort McNair, where congressional leaders regrouped as the attack unfolded. She expressed frustration that the mob was able to stop the certification of the vote.
“I do not agree with removing me from the Speaker,” Pelosi said, referring to her role as Speaker. “But if they stop the process, they will succeed in stopping the legitimacy of the office of the President of the United States.”
As Pelosi left the Capitol, she questioned security planning for January 6, including why the National Guard was not called in to respond to the attack sooner. House Committee January 6 In 2022, Trump waited three hours before urging the mob to leave or remain peaceful, and his administration said it held off on deploying the National Guard. But some Republicans have tried to blame Pelosi herself for the security lapse, and a Republican-led subcommittee Another video tranche revealed From that day on.
“We are responsible,” Pelosi said. “We were not responsible for what was happening there, and we should have been. It’s outrageous.”
Pelosi said she was “not a fan of Sund’s,” but “I think our focus should be on the president,” as she drove by. Pelosi called for Sund’s resignation later that day.
Pelosi added that she was “responsible” for not having security “ready for more,” adding that “shame on us.”
Kaia Hubbard and Scott McFarlane contributed to this report.
