Originally published at: 12 Senators Describe What It Was Like As Rioters Stormed the Capitol on January 6 - TPM – Talking Points Memo
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. This is an exclusive excerpt adapted from “Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th” by Associated Press reporter Mary Clare Jalonick. The book draws on personal interviews by the author, testimony, court documents and other public sources to compile…
Just a reminder
Burr, Collins and Sasse were interviewed for this story and they voted for impeachment, along with 4 others.
Tuberville
He was in this deep with TFG - and had an extended conversation with him that only ended because the Capital Police evacuated them
Lee
He was worried about losing his phone during the evacuation and made Tuberville hang up on TFG
Rounds
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-SD: I was angry. I was really angry that this was going on. I also was like, how do we explain to the next generation that we had a bloodbath here today in this building? What drove this to the point where people are going to die because they tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power? But I guess it wasn’t bloody enough to vote for impeachment.
Blunt
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-MO: I’m generally pretty calm, and I was pretty calm. We go out the lobby door, and the officer standing at the top of the stairs just keeps saying, “Time is not our friend. Time is not our friend.” Still, nobody’s running or anything like that. But you get down to the tunnel, and as I’m walking through the tunnel, I saw Schumer, who just that day knew for sure that he was going to be the majority leader. His two uniformed guys—I think they were uniformed—they had pretty good-sized weapons drawn, and they’re basically whisking him down the hall. And I thought, this may be a little more serious than I thought.
Just not serious enough to impeach, right Roy?
Did not vote for impeachment
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I drive past the Capitol at least 3 times a week and worked there for decades years ago. It is sacred ground and a working museum. It still hurts me to the core that anyone could smear their shit on the walls and smash antiquities with such fervor. And now, they are free to do it again.
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