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Martin Pengelly

Pence was 40ft from mob on January 6: ‘Vice-president’s life was in danger’

Vice-President Mike Pence is captured on security video being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol on 6 January 2021.
Vice-President Mike Pence is captured on security video being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol on 6 January 2021. Photograph: AP

Marching on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, a supporter of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election recorded himself on his phone.

He said: “I’m telling you, if Pence caved, we’re gonna drag motherfuckers through the streets. You fucking politicians are gonna get fucking took to the streets.”

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