The hearing also demonstrated the shameful immorality of those, like Senator Josh Hawley, who first provoked the riotous crowd with a raised fist, then ran from the crowd once he realized what was happening. A member of the Capitol Police told us that Senator Hawley’s fist pump, from behind police lines, bothered her greatly because he “riled up the crowd” and was “doing it in a safe space, protected by the officers and the barriers.” When the Committee showed footage of Hawley’s gesture, then followed it immediately with footage of Hawley running down a Capitol hallway, the hearing room
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