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and wife karen who s closing the curtains. according to abc the photo was taken after the attackers had already left the capitol chanting hang mike pence. this is set to focus on mr. pence a few hours after they weighed in on whether some in the january 6th crowd were aided by tours they got from republican house members. the information these were reconnaissance tours were not substantiated. today they released a video of a tour that barry loudermilk gave on the 5th of january. he was taking photos of staircases and hallways that are not typical of interests to tourists. this comes two days after the chief of capitol police said and i m quoting from the letter, we do not consider any of the activities we observed as suspicious. congressman loud erloudermilk to it. there is nothing there. there is nothing suspicious. when visitors come, they take pictures. in just a moment we ll be joined by a former police officer who was badly injured in the january 6th attack. firs ....
his hanging. the photo was obtained by abc news. it was taken in his ceremonial office just moments after he and his family were evacuated from the senate chamber, according to abc. along with the former vice president, you see his brother, congressman greg pence, his daughter charlotte and his wife karen who is closing the curtains. according to abc, the photo was taken after the attackers had already taken the capitol, some of them chanting hang mike pence. this comes a day before the select committee is to focus on mike pence weighing in on whether some in the january 6th crowd were aided by tours they got from house members. the allegation there were reconnaissance tours is not, repeat not yet substantiated. but today the committee released a video of the tour of the capital georgia republican congressman barry lauder milk gave on the 5th of january. in the video, one man is seen snapping pictures of security checkpoints, staircases and hallways, which in the word ....
unilaterally subvert democracy. also this morning, new photos obtained by abc news show vice president pence and his family in hiding on january 6th, after pence was rushed off the senate floor. you ll remember by secret service as rioters broke into the capitol. i think the public probably is not aware of how close a call this was. the rioters came very close to capturing the vice president and i think there is very good evidence that they would have done harm to him, perhaps even killed him. so this was a close call. that was congresswoman zoe lofgren who sits on that select committee, testifying today, very significant testimony, coming from retired federal judge michael luttig, highly respected conservative judge, once one of justice clarence thomas closest advisers, previously clerked for justice scalia, considered by former president george w. bush as a nominee to the high court himself. that s why his words carry such weight, especially on a day like today ....
Command staff. we also have seen this video purportedly in which you ll hear one of the men on the tour outside of the capitol walking toward the capitol during the attack shouting threats to speaker pelosi, talking about pulling them out by their hairs as well as other lawmakers. the foot i mean, he s also just taking photos of weird places. i mean, a stairwell. the congressman says there s a golden eagle somewhere in the stairwell, but the stairwell, the security checkpoints, it seems odd photographs to be taking. agreed. i mean, like i said, it s absolutely suspicious behavior. it most certainly warranted some type of investigative follow-up and then again knowing what we know now, that one of these individuals who was pictured there as part of this group was then seen on january 6th making threats against members of congress, brandishing a, you know, homemade weapon, a spear ....
A tour of capitol officers with congressman loudermilk the guy before, january 5th, captured on capitol police surveillance cameras taking photos of a hallway, of a security checkpoint and stair well, while the congressman is talking to others in that group nearby. former d.c. police officer who was injured during the capitol attack on january 6th tells cnn that capitol police should have been alarmed by that man s behavior. take a listen. it is absolutely suspicious behavior. it moves certainly warranted some type of investigative follow-up and, again, knowing what we know now that one of these individuals who was pictured there, as part of this group, was then seen on january 6th, making threats against members of congress, brandishing a, you know, homemade weapon, a spear, at the end of a flagpole, i mean, had i been a beat cop, i would have arrested that individual for threats. ....