By — Casey Kuhn Casey Kuhn Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-in-new-jan-6-footage-pelosi-and-schumer-shelter-and-call-for-help-during-capitol-attack Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Pelosi and Schumer shelter and call for help during Capitol attack in new Jan. 6 footage Politics Oct 13, 2022 3:55 PM EDT Previously unreleased footage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheltering in a secure location while the pro-Trump mob overran the U.S. Capitol was shared by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., in a Jan. 6 hearing on Thursday. In the footage, congressional leaders ask for help and resources to secure the building. They also discuss how to continue the certification of the election results. WATCH: Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump In the video, Pelosi and Schumer are seen calling state and federal officials like Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia and the acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to get more law enforcement to respond to the riot. Republican leadership also joined the two, making calls to help secure the Capitol. This was interspersed with clips of violent Trump supporters invading the Capitol. READ MORE: Key takeaways from day 9 of the Jan. 6 panel “Congressional leadership recognized on a bipartisan basis that President Trump was the only person who could get the mob to end its violent siege of the Congress, leave the Capitol and go home,” Raskin said in the hearing. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The committee returned to its public-facing work after nearly three months, having rescheduled the current hearing two weeks ago in light of Hurricane Ian. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Casey Kuhn Casey Kuhn Casey is a producer for NewsHour's digital video team. She has won several awards for her work in broadcast journalism, including a national Edward R. Murrow award. @caseyatthedesk
Previously unreleased footage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheltering in a secure location while the pro-Trump mob overran the U.S. Capitol was shared by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., in a Jan. 6 hearing on Thursday. In the footage, congressional leaders ask for help and resources to secure the building. They also discuss how to continue the certification of the election results. WATCH: Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump In the video, Pelosi and Schumer are seen calling state and federal officials like Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia and the acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to get more law enforcement to respond to the riot. Republican leadership also joined the two, making calls to help secure the Capitol. This was interspersed with clips of violent Trump supporters invading the Capitol. READ MORE: Key takeaways from day 9 of the Jan. 6 panel “Congressional leadership recognized on a bipartisan basis that President Trump was the only person who could get the mob to end its violent siege of the Congress, leave the Capitol and go home,” Raskin said in the hearing. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The committee returned to its public-facing work after nearly three months, having rescheduled the current hearing two weeks ago in light of Hurricane Ian. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now