In the hours after Donald Trump’s supporters breached the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, Nancy Pelosi, the then-Democratic House Speaker, referred to the then-president as a “domestic enemy”, according to newly released video.
“There is a domestic enemy in the White House,” Pelosi said.
In another clip, after Congress certified the election results, Ms Pelosi is asked about how she feels about Trump leaving office.
Ms Pelosi’s daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, captured the previously unaired footage of her mother that spanned 5-7 January 2021.
HBO turned over the footage this week to the Republican-led House Committee on Administration, which launched an investigation to study the findings of the Democratic-led House January 6 select committee.
The select committee released its final report in 2022 and found there was enough evidence to convict Trump of inciting the attack.
Trump and Republicans have blamed Ms Pelosi for the attack and the insufficient security at the Capitol.
“This batch of unaired HBO footage is nothing new,” said Georgia Republican Congressman Barry Loudermilk, who leads the House Committee on Administration.
“For over three years, Nancy Pelosi has refused to take responsibility for her failure to secure the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021.
The footage shows clips of Ms Pelosi evacuating the Capitol on the day of the attack and being led to a waiting SUV that would take her to Fort McNair.
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House Speaker at the time, called the then-president a “domestic enemy” in the hours following the supporters of Donald Trump’s march on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to newly surfaced footage.
50 minutes of Ms. Pelosi’s evacuation from the Capitol and her conversations with staff and Democratic colleagues following the riot are captured on camera, which was turned over to Congress by HBO and made available to the BBC.
The video shows Ms. Pelosi getting ready for a press conference the day after the attack, where she intended to demand the resignation of the US Capitol Police Chief and draw attention to Trump’s involvement.
Pelosi declared, “The White House is home to a domestic enemy.”. When it comes to this, let’s be blunt. “.
She eventually refrained from using that phrase in her speech, but she is heard talking about using the 25th Amendment, which permits a temporary or permanent transfer of power from the president to the vice president, to remove Trump from office.
Ms. Pelosi is questioned about her feelings regarding Trump’s departure from office in a different clip, which comes after Congress certified the election results.
In the early hours of January 7, she said, “I just feel sick what he did to the Capitol and to the country today,” while sitting in the back of an SUV. “For that, he will incur a cost. “. .
The previously unreleased video of Ms. Pelosi was shot by her daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, and was recorded from January 5–7, 2021.
HBO gave the video to the Republican-led House Committee on Administration this week, and they began looking into the conclusions of the House January 6 select committee, which is led by Democrats.
In its final report, which was made public in 2022, the select committee concluded that there was sufficient evidence to find Trump guilty of inciting the attack.
Republicans and Trump have attributed the attack and the lack of adequate security at the Capitol to Ms. Pelosi.
Republican congressman Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, who chairs the House Committee on Administration, stated, “This batch of unaired HBO footage is nothing new.”. Nancy Pelosi has steadfastly refused to accept accountability for her inability to secure the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021, for more than three years. Rather, she’s made President Trump the center of attention for this failure. “.”.
On the day of the attack, Ms. Pelosi is seen in the video leaving the Capitol and being escorted to an SUV that was waiting to transport her to Fort McNair.
As they evacuate the Capitol, she instructs her security detail and staff to “examine the worst case scenario” and “be ready for anything.”.
Inquiring about whether the House floor was still in session to confirm the election results, the former speaker of the House is seen asking a member of her security detail.
“They will have succeeded in stopping the president of the United States from being validated if they can halt the proceedings,” she declared.
