the following is a cnn special report. multiple capitol injuries. multiple capitol injuries. an assault on democracy. the capitol has been breached. an attack on the capitol, fueled by a president s lies. this election was stolen. trump wanted the crowd to turn into a mob. inspired by a delusion, an enraged mob of true believers attempting insurrection. you are a traitor. we were in a medieval battle. trump s soldiers. there is a sea of nothing but red, white, and blue. patriots of trump. trump s true believers. i feel like he was anointed by god. i don t think joe biden is the president. new exclusive interviews. the sound surrounded us but then once they started banging on the door, that s all i heard. new details. overran the capitol. i never dreamed that he would ever do anything like that. new denials. you call january 6th a peaceful protest? i do. and why it s not over. in fact, it is just getting started. tonigh
i didn t do anything about his plans about meeting the capitol at all. or just with the guys that were merely part of the maryland chapter. so there was like nearly 20 of us. we all hooked up like 10: 10:00 o clock in the morning, and it was down where trump was speaking. [applause and cheering] piece a the rally trump was finally taking the stage and repeating his election loss lies. we wanted by a landslide. this was not a close election. members of the right-wing militia the oathkeepers, including jessica watkins, bega to lead the speech. we want trump. watkins and donovan trial make their way to the capitol. she uses a walkie-talkie to communicate to other oathk oathkeepers. everybody is watching on the capitol, all million of us preparing it s insane. we are about to block seminar and police are doing nothing. they re not even trying to stop was at this point. now it is up to congress to confront this egregious assault
Protests, what appears to be a single file military column, climbs the eastern staircase, a the crowd sings. these are the oathkeepers. and in the column is due on row absent on donovan crowell. i never dreamed that he would d anything like that. never. it s just heartbreaking to me. it s alleged the oathkeepers ha test weapons in a nearby hotel, had been planning, practicing military tactics the election. now over radio communications they were broadcasting their triumph. where in the mezzanine. where in the main building righ now. we are rocking. they are freaking shooting grenades and shooting people with paintballs but we are in here. get it. this is what we lived up for, everything we trained for.
CNN s Drew Griffin meets and talks with Jan. 6 rioters, relatives of those now in prison or who died that day, congressional staffers, capitol police, and.
The following is a cnn special report. multiple capitol injuries. multiple capitol injuries. an assault on democracy. the capitol has been breached. an attack on the capitol, fueled by a president s lies. this election was stolen. trump wanted the crowd to turn into a mob. inspired by a delusion, an enraged mob of true believers attempting insurrection. you are a traitor. we were in a medieval battle. trump s soldiers. there is a sea of nothing but red, white, and blue. patriots of trump. trump s true believers. i feel like he was anointed by god. i don t think joe biden is the president. new exclusive interviews.