on. bam. the fight for america s republic is on, he said that as the crowd stream toward the u.s. capital, when they actually started breaking into the building, congressman moe brooks preet, adores locked, capitol complex breached. chamber doors locked. speaker weaves. a former staffer to republican house leader kevin mccarthy, told jake tapper in an interview at cnn last, week that congressman moe brics was laughing and cheering on the mob, from inside the house. as they broken and start rampaging through the halls and offices of congress. congressman brooks s office has denied that account. reporter michael kranish today at the washington post says, the january six investigation is now weighing whether they will seek testimony from congressman brooks, as well as perry and jordan. although, whether or not they put in a request to congressman moe bricks, who knows how they ll deal with all these republican members of congress saying no they, won t testify.
over the railings or under the railings. and i ll never forget marcy captor who said this is a little bit like the limbo, over and under. and yet you had a little bit of levity. but we did. we look back to say are you with us, let s go as we made our way around the perimeter of the capitol. and i will never forget lying on the floor behind those seats and the officer said hit the floor, there are gunshots. we saw the chamber doors smashed. we saw police with guns drawn. we heard the shots from the speakers lobby. and i remember i was laying on the floor and i had just a little bit of juice left in my cellphone. and i wanted to call my husband.
gazed into the abyss. we understood more fully than ever that our democracy is fragile. a year later, it is difficult to comprehend the gravity of this attack on our democracy. but i will i will never forget the capitol police who told us to, quote, hit the floor, grab the gas masks under our seats. i had no idea there were gas masks under our seats. as the mob headed for the chamber and when they said the capitol had been breached with tear gas in statuary hall and they were on their way to the chamber doors, and that s a very short walk to the chamber doors. trapped in the gallery with my colleagues so many who are here today, we held onto one another. we watched out for one another. we made sure that we could get
that our democracy is fragile. a year later, it is difficult to comprehend the gravity of this attack on our democracy. but i will never forget that amid this insurrection, it was the capitol police who told us to, quote, hit the floor, grab the gas masks under our seats. i had no idea there were gas masks under our seats. as the mob when they said the capitol had been breached with tear gas in the statuary hall, and they were on the way to the chamber doors. that s a long walk, the chamber doors. to my colleagues i hold dear today, we held onto one another, we watched out for one another.
hang mike pence, hang mike pence, hang mike pence! so that was just a figure of speech, apparently, if you are former president trump. he told new york times jeremy peters, i think it was an expression. i don t think they would have ever thought of doing it. his book sheds new light on the fear how top allies felt during the capitol riot. the former white house physician went into fight or flight mode, according to the book, when he heard the capitol police were locking the chamber doors. peters writes, jackson took off his neck tie. if the mob did get inside, it was best not to give them something to strangle you with. jeremy peters is here to talk about his new book insurgency how republicans lost their party and got everything they ever wanted. i know this is a labor of time and love for you that has taken several years to put together. but i want to talk quickly about