In another clip, Mr. Schumer told Jeffrey Rosen, then the acting U.S. attorney general, that he was worried about the security of his lawmakers. “There are still senators in their hideaways,” he said, as scenes of violence at the Capitol played out on a television screen before him.
“They’re obviously ransacking our offices; that’s nothing,” Ms. Pelosi added. “The concern we have is about personal safety — it just transcends everything.”
Mr. Schumer chimed in: “Why don’t you get the president to tell them to leave the Capitol, Mr. Attorney General, in your law enforcement responsibility? A public statement that they should all leave.”
The footage, shot by Ms. Pelosi’s daughter, Alexandra, also showed top Democratic and Republican officials — including Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader — huddling on the phone with Pentagon officials, mapping out how they could quickly certify President Biden’s electoral victory.
“This cannot be, we’re just waiting on so-and-so,” said Mr. Schumer. “We need them there now, whoever you’ve got.”
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