Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) condemned former President Donald Trump and said he had to “pay a price” for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to unreleased footage taken on Jan. 7, 2021.
The footage, taken by her filmmaker daughter, Alexandra, for an HBO documentary, was turned over by the network to the House Committee on Administration and shared with Politico. The footage shows Pelosi reflecting on the riot, raging and plotting her punishment of Trump.
“I just feel sick about what he did to the Capitol and the country today,” Pelosi reportedly said early in the morning of Jan. 7. “He’s got to pay a price for that.”
According to the outlet, the footage also captured the fierce discussions going on behind the scenes, including Pelosi drafting a statement condemning Trump. In her statement calling for the use of the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, she planned to refer to him as “a domestic enemy in the White House.”
“Let’s not mince words about this,” she reportedly added.
However, the California representative ultimately decided against using that statement.
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At another point, Pelosi reportedly accused the president of insurrection. “Insurrection. That’s a crime, and he’s guilty of it,” she said after the release of Trump’s first video statement.
Pelosi and Trump have traded blame for the Jan. 6 riot, with Trump repeatedly claiming that Pelosi turned down a request for additional National Guard personnel, an unfounded claim she denies. The former president has promised to pardon many of those arrested over the riot if he wins reelection.
