US riots: Capitol mob wanted to 'execute' VP Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
10 Jan, 2021 03:40 PM
A photograph released by the FBI of a man suspected of leaving two pipe bombs near US Government buildings. Photo / FBI
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By: Alex Turner-Cohen
Disturbing new details have emerged about the apparent murderous intentions of some of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol this week, including killing Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Authorities have revealed that a vehicle found near the scene shortly after the siege contained a large number of firearms and explosives.
It comes as a Reuters photographer recounted what rioters were discussing as they tore through the Capitol on January 6 – including hanging the Vice President from a tree for being a "traitor".
Despite being a Republican, Pence is now loathed by a number of Trump supporters after endorsing Joe Biden's electoral college victory.
In newly released footage, rioters can be heard chanting, "Where's Mike Pence?" as they rush through the Capitol building, while others demand "heads on pikes".
According to CNN, a terrified Pence and his family — wife Karen, daughter Charlotte and brother, Representative Greg Pence — could hear the chants as they were evacuated from the building.
Pence wasn't the only target of some rioters.
An armed rioter was arrested and texts were found on his phone of his alleged plans to execute Nancy Pelosi by shooting her or running her over with his car.
"I heard at least three different rioters at the Capitol say that they hoped to find Vice President Mike Pence and execute him by hanging him from a Capitol Hill tree as a traitor," tweeted Jim Bourg, a Reuters News Pictures editor in Washington DC.
In newly released footage, rioters can be heard chanting, "Where's Mike Pence?" as they rush through the Capitol building. Photo / AP
"It was a common line being repeated. Many more were just talking about how the VP should be executed," he added.
바이든 취임날 트럼프 지지자 100만 행진?…'핵가방' 우려도 / 연합뉴스TV (YonhapnewsTV)
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