People who stormed Capitol are candid in interviews about what they did
By Marisa Iati and Paulina Firozi The Washington Post,Updated January 20, 2021, 12:08 a.m.
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Rioters outside the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Jason Andrew/NYT
The same day he stormed the U.S. Capitol, pushing past rows of police officers and congregating with hundreds of other people on the Senate floor, Leo Christopher Kelly sat for an interview and talked about what he did.
Kelly described how he listened to President Donald Trump rile up thousands of his supporters outside the White House on Jan. 6 before the crowd streamed down Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues toward the Capitol. By the time Kelly arrived, he said, barricades had been pushed aside, rioters were scaling the building's scaffolding, and others were racing up the stairs.