House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened to punch Donald Trump if he showed up with rioters at the Capitol, newly released footage revealed
Pelosi was seen frustrated over Trump’s speech on January 6 urging his supporters to march to the Capitol to protest the certification of Joe Biden
The House Speaker said she would happily go to jail if it meant punching the former president for trespassing on Capitol Hill
The new footage also showed Pelosi fearing for the safety of Mike Pence, as well as frustration over the slow response to quell the deadly riot
It comes as the January 6 committee concluded with a unanimous surprise vote to subpoena Trump himself
New footage from January 6 revealed Nancy Pelosi threatened to hit former president Donald Trump if he showed up with rioters storming the Capitol.
Footage obtained by CNN from Pelosi’s daughter shows the Speaker of the House frustrated over Trump’s speech asking his followers to march to the Capitol to protest the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
When an aide tells Pelosi that the Secret Service warned Trump not to go to Capitol Hill, she said she would punch the former president if he ignored the warnings.
‘If he comes, I’m going to punch him out,’ Pelosi said with a straight face. I’ve been waiting for this. For trespassing on the Capitol grounds, I’m going to punch him out.
‘And I’m going to go to jail, and I’m going to be happy.’
The footage shown by CNN had snippets of it publicly aired on Thursday by the January 6 committee.
The full, raw footage, however, shows the full chaos taking place during the infamous riot that left five dead as lawmakers sought shelter in Fort McNair.
Most of the film shows Pelosi’s movements on January 6, including a phone call she made to then-Vice President Mike Pence asking about his physical safety, following threats to ‘Hang Mike Pence.’
‘We’re at Fort McNair, which has facilities for the House and the Senate to meet, as a backup plan… should anything happen that would warrant that,’ Pelosi tells Pence. ‘We’d rather go to the Capitol and do it there, but it doesn’t seem to be safe.’
As Pelosi discusses moving on with the certification of Joe Biden, she urges Pence to stay safe and hidden from the rioters.
‘I worry about you being in that Capitol room,’ Pelosi said. ‘Don’t let anybody know where you are.’