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Dick Durbin: “About 150 of our Capitol Police were assaulted by these…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin To Republican Colleagues: Oppose Todd Blanche's Nomination To Be Attorney General

Published | Video Starts at 05:13

So we abandoned the Senate chamber and the Capitol and left to go to a building nearby and wait out this ordeal which was going on in the Senate. What happened, you can witness yourself on videotape. It's all there. About 150 of our Capitol Police were assaulted by these demonstrators. Some were seriously injured, others pushed to the brink psychologically, which led to their deaths a day or two later. It was a horrible scene. (05:13–05:18)

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Asserts that approximately 150 Capitol Police officers were assaulted on January 6, 2021.

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