Nick Quested

US Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards and documentary filmmaker Nick Quested are sworn in to testify Thursday. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters).

I heard incredibly aggressive chanting and I subsequently shared that footage with the authorities." "We arrived at the mall and observed a large contingent of Proud Boys marching toward the Capitol," he said. "In the winter of 2020, I was working on a documentary.

Nick Quested, who was embedded with the Proud Boys after the 2020 election, will supply first-hand knowledge of the riots.

And then the weight of the crowd overwhelmed the officers at the barrier.” There’s people who walk to disturbances and people who walk away. Look, there’s two types of people in this world.

The British documentarian was reportedly embedded with the far-right group for a significant period of time leading up to January 6.

The panel has been working on a thesis that Trump's "obsession with his election loss" and "peddling of false claims" about the election paved the way for the Capitol riots, CNN reported. The filmmaker was embedded with the far-right group for a significant period of time leading up to January 6 and is being considered a firsthand fact witness owing to the amount of time he spent with the group. Quested has already been deposed by the committee and Justice Department officials about his experience on that fateful day, providing video footage gathered during the filming of his documentary.

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Quested's footage was spliced together with video of other events unfolding at the same time, including the Joint Session of Congress beginning and Trump sharing a message to former Vice President Mike Pence during a "Stop the Steal" rally. I was surprised by the size of the group, the anger, and the profanity. The powerful footage was filmed by Nick Quested, a documentarian who was following the Proud Boys. Quested was one of the witnesses who appeared during the hearing, and told the panel, "I documented the crowd turn from protesters to rioters to insurrectionists.

Full coverage of the House panel's televised hearing on the Capitol attack.

Mr. McCarthy said that the committee has used subpoenas to attack Republicans and infringe on the political speech of private citizens. The select committee last month issued five subpoenas for members of Congress, including Mr. McCarthy, the first time it tried to compel testimony from fellow lawmakers. In addition to Mr. McCarthy, the committee issued subpoenas to Reps. Scott Perry (R., Pa.), Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), Andy Biggs (R., Ariz.) and Mo Brooks (R., Ala.), all allies of Mr. Trump. Mr. Banks was one of two Republicans put forward to serve on the select committee rejected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who cited concerns about the integrity of the investigation. Asked whether they planned to watch the hearing tonight, Mr. McCarthy and the other Republicans declined to respond. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) slammed the Jan. 6 select committee in a press conference Thursday alongside senior Republican representatives Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.), Steve Scalise (R., La.) and Jim Banks (R., Ind.), calling it "the most political and least legitimate committee in American history.”

I documented the crowd go from protesters to rioters to insurrectionists,” Quested said.

“They weren’t there for President Trump’s speech," Thompson said, noting that the Proud Boys left the National Mall for the Capitol before Trump began speaking. “They walked around the Capitol that morning. Other witnesses confirmed that there was a large Proud Boy presence at the Capitol, Thompson said. "I documented the crowd go from protesters to rioters to insurrectionists. Leaders of both groups and some members have since been indicted on rare sedition charges over the military-style attack. Quested told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot that a large group of Proud Boys marched from Trump's speech to the Capitol.

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I am reminded of that dark history as I hear voices today try to justify the actions of the insurrections on January 6, 2021," Thompson said. “I appreciate the opportunity to update you this afternoon on the department’s review of voter fraud allegations in the 2020 election and how these allegations will continue to be pursued. A source familiar with the matter said that the hearing will set the stage for the events of Jan. 6, 2021, but won’t answer every question. Yet it will end with a video that this source says will be very revelatory. Cheney has been an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump and was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach him. We have to defend our government." When he resisted, Trump considered replacing him with a loyalist who would back the baseless fraud allegations. This could include Ivanka Trump, according to Thompson. “I hope we can get some, you know, clarification for the public on how Trump is responsible for instigating that event that day. Justice for me, for Brian, would be having Donald Trump in prison, but it doesn't seem like that ever happens. House Republicans have punished her for her public opposition to Trump by removing her as their party's conference chairwoman in May of last year and she faces a Trump-endorsed challenger in the GOP primary in her reelection bid. That would be a wonderful thing.