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They released a video of the attack on the US Capitol on the anniversary

They released a video of the attack on the US Capitol on the anniversary

The clip, broadcast by local media, showed a dramatic moment on January 6, 2021, when rioters loyal to then-President Donald Trump, who violently entered the Capitol complex, shouted at two Republican lawmakers through broken glass.

According to the approximately eight-minute audio and video clip, some participants in the insurrection stare down Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas and the same party's Sen. Markwayne Mullen, of Oklahoma, who was at the time a member of the House of Representatives.

Changing voices are heard and weapons are pointed by law enforcement officers.

The video was filmed by Damon Beckley, who was convicted of obstructing the certification of the Electoral College and civil disorder and is scheduled to be sentenced in February.

Although members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, were in danger on that unfortunate day – which left five people and more than 140 police officers dead – the latter still downplay what happened and do not even name Trump for his role in inciting the outcome.

The House Select Committee that investigated the events determined that Trump delayed trying to stop the violence on the legislative floor.

In parallel with the arrest of more than 1,200 people until last December in connection with these events, press reports indicate that there are another thousand involved in the riots who have been identified and are still at large.

The FBI on Saturday arrested three Florida residents over an alleged attack on Capitol Police officers during the January 6 insurrection.

Jonathan D. Bullock, 24; and his sister, Olivia M. Bullock, 33; He and Joseph D. Hutchinson (27 years old) were arrested at Groveland Farm and will be arraigned on Monday, he said in a statement.

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During a speech the previous day in Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden attacked his eventual rival at the polls on November 5, whom he described as a danger to US democracy if he returns to power.

“Three years ago, a violent mob fueled by lies attacked the United States Capitol,” Biden recalled this Saturday on his X account.

He stressed that our democracy was put to the test, stressing that “it is up to us to prove – despite all its flaws – that American democracy is still (according to him) a beacon to the world.”

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