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28 Frank Lockwood, USCHS interview, Nov. 21, 2022.
INDEX
Please note that page numbers are not accurate for the e-book edition.
Albright, Jimmy, 131–32
Allam, Hannah, 3, 33
American Patriot Rally, 5–6
Andrew, Jason: on crowd movement to Capitol building, 48–49; at East Front, 90; at Ellipse rally, 39, 44, 45; on January 5 vibes, 30–31; on north side of Capitol, 89; on pardons of rioters, 183–84, 185; trauma of insurrection, 179
Anti-Defamation League, 16
Antifa, 30
Architect of the Capitol, 161
Ayres, Stephen, 20, 142, 180
Babbitt, Ashli, 112, 115–16
Bachom, Sandi: at Freedom Plaza speeches, 31; MAGA II rally, 15, 16, 17, 18
bagpipes, 101
Baker, Craig, 48
Barber, Eric, 19–20, 62
beanbag guns, 57
Beavers, Olivia: end of day, 167, 168; evacuates House Floor, 121–22; in Gallego’s office, 134, 142–43; on House Floor, 88, 103, 104, 105, 116, 118–19; on morning of January 6, 40
Bennett, Timothy, 117, 164
Bertino, Jeremy, 9
Biden, Joe, 10, 176
Biggs, Joseph, 9, 10
Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, 6
Black service worker (Capitol building), 171
Bobic, Igor: on America and current political climate, 178–79; approaches Capitol building, 40–41; inside Capitol building, 79, 80–81, 82; on end of day, 167; on future dangers, 185; on Goodman video footage, 178
bombs. See pipe bombs placement
Bowser, Muriel, 27–28, 107, 172
Boyland, Blaire, 21–23, 165, 174, 182, 183
Boyland, Cheryl, 21–23, 38, 63–64, 146, 150, 165, 173–74
Boyland, Roseanne: autopsy of, 173–74; collapse and treatment of, 146–50; death notice to family, 165; at the Ellipse, 38; goes to the Capitol, 63–64; plans to attend Jan. 6 rally, 21–23
Brooks, Mo, 43
Brown, Sherrod, 171
Bruce (congressional staffer), 105
Buhler, Janet, 20–21, 48, 180–81
Bustos, Cheri, 106
Butow, David, 4; at Ellipse rally, 44–45; MAGA rallies, 14, 16; on north side of Capitol, 143; at West Lawn, 69, 70; at West Terraces, 71, 73–74, 100–101 Byrd, Michael, 112
Caldwell, Thomas, 24
Capitol building events: breached, 77–79, 92, 149; chaos throughout, 106–7; clean-up, 171–72; DC FEMS arrives on West Front, 58; early morning security, 40–41; East Front, 89–91; East Grand Staircase, 80–83; Gonell’s anticipation of events, 46; House Floor, 85–89, 103–6, 109–11, 161–63; House Galleries, 119; Lower West Terrace Tunnel, 123–26, 129–32, 140, 146–50; maps/layout, 52, 66, 76; movement of crowd to, 48–49; Proud Boys depart Ellipse for, 45–46, 47–48, 50; safe rooms, 133–34, 137; scaffolding, 71–72; Speaker’s Lobby, 111–12, 115–16, 162; West Front, 52, 53–55, 56, 58, 64–65, 67–71; West Terraces, 56, 71–74, 77–79, 91–92, 99–103, 123–26, 138
Capitol Police: beanbag guns, 57; Civil Disturbance Unit, 41; death toll following January 6, 175–77; early morning security preparations, 40–41; email alert for shelter in place, 88; failures of leadership, 176–77; outside House Galleries, 119–20; injuries and triage, 140–41; injuries resulting from insurrection riot, 176; intelligence received, 27, 29, 63; at Lower West Terrace, 56–57; negotiating with rioters, 72; not shooting, 63, 73, 90, 100, 171–72; officer retention and lasting effects, 177; preparations in morning, 46; radio transmissions, 54, 68, 79–80, 99, 103, 106, 163; rioter shot in face by, 57; at West Front, 53–55
Cave, Lonna, 21–23, 64, 165, 173–74
Cawthorn, Madison, 118
Charlottesville, 33, 39, 48, 181
Cheney, Liz, 133
Chin, Alan: decision to cover January 6 rally, 29; at Ellipse rally, 43; on end of day, 156; at Lower West Terrace Tunnel entrance, 146; MAGA I, 13; on post-election protests, 6; on trauma of insurrection, 180; at West Front of Capitol building, 57, 67; at West Terrace, 99, 100
Christian nationalist political movements, 181
Christo-fascism, 16
Civil War references, 3–4, 5, 10
Clyburn, Jim, 87, 136
Cole, Kevin, 58, 64
Congress (members and staff): COVID vaccinations, 40, 134; House evacuated, 110, 118–21; House Floor, 85–89, 103–6, 109–11; joint session begins certification process, 62–63; joint session reconvenes, 161–63, 166; leadership at Fort McNair, 122–23, 135–37, 145–46, 158; Pence taken off Senate Floor, 79; in safe rooms, 133–34, 137; Senate evacuation, 83; in Speaker’s Lobby, 111–12; unaware of outside events, 63
Congressional Food Service Employee, 39, 173
conspiracy theories, 22–23
Cooter, Amy, 6
Cortez, Julio, 176
COVID-19 pandemic: American Patriot Rally (Lansing), 5–6; impact of, on Roseanne Boyland, 22; lockdown protests, 6; and vigilante militia activity, 4–5
Craig (congressional staffer), 160–61
criminal prosecution of rioters, 180–81
Crow, Jason, 118–19
curfew, DC, 107, 156, 157, 167, 172
DC FEMS (Fire and Emergency Services): assessment of mass casualty event, 100; Babbitt shooting, 116–17; radio transmissions, 58, 64, 65, 116, 117, 140, 148, 149, 163; West Front events, 58, 64–65
DC Metropolitan Police: declared a riot, 68; injuries and triage, 140–41; injuries resulting from insurrection riot, 176; not shooting, 63, 73, 90, 100, 156, 171–72; radio transmission, 54, 68; at West Terrace, 72–73, 77–78
deaths following January 6, 175–76
DeFreytag, Kyle, 176
Democratic National Committee Headquarters, 32, 42, 47, 60
Desjardins, Lisa, 119–20, 121, 162
Dunn, Harry, 183
Dziekan, Gary, 58, 64
East Front Capitol building, 89–91
East Grand Staircase Capitol building, 80–83
Edwards, Caroline: diagnosis and symptoms, 175; hit by tear gas and chemical spray in eye, 91–92; passes out, 155–56; at West Front of Capitol building, 53, 54, 55, 56
election fraud claims (rigged election), 8, 9–10
election night (November 4, 2020), 9–10
election results challenged in joint session, 62, 68, 85, 163
Electoral College, 18
Ellipse rally (Jan. 6): Brooks speech, 43; crowd descriptions and reactions, 43–45; Giuliani speech, 46; map, 36; Proud Boys depart for Capitol building, 45–46; Trump speech, 47, 60–61
extremist movement post-January 6, 181–82
Facebook posts: conspiracy theories, 22–23; Lafayette Square, 7; militias and Civil War, 5; pre-January 6, 33
Fanone, Michael, 68, 130–32, 175, 185
Farina, Jon: on future dangers, 186; in Lower West Terrace Tunnel, 123–26, 129–30; on pardons of rioters, 183–84; on physical trauma lingering, 180; on second Trump election, 182; at Washington Monument, 47; at West Front Capitol building, 54, 56; at West Terrace, 101–2
FBI, intelligence received by, 26–27
Fire and Emergency Services (FEMS). See DC FEMS (Fire and Emergency Services)
Floyd, George, murder and protests, 6–7
Flynn, Michael, 16, 18
Fort McNair, congressional leadership at, 122–23, 135–37, 145–46, 158
Freedom Plaza rally (Jan. 5), 31–32
Freedom Plaza rally (MAGA I), 14–18
Gabriele, Rocco, 65
Gallego, Ruben: on buses to evacuate, 137; evacuates to office, 122; on House Floor, 63, 104, 106, 110; in office, 134; and Eric Swalwell, 39–40; and Trump’s video message, 142–43
Gallego, Sydney, 106
gallows, 62
Gerbasi, Gini, 7
Giuliani, Rudy, 46
Glick, Jacob: on extremist movement post-January 6, 181–82; on MAGA crowd in city after riot, 168; on MAGA crowd in city on January 5, 33; MAGA II rally, 15, 16; on tone of protests, 4, 6, 18
Gonell, Aquilino: and Roseanne Boyland, 148–49; on end of day, 156, 166; inside Capitol building, 103; at Lower West Terrace, 56, 57; on morning preparations, 46, 54; in Lower West Terrace Tunnel, 124, 126, 130, 131; on pardons and releases of rioters, 184; at West Terrace, 99, 101
Goodman, Eugene, 79–83, 177–78
Gosar, Paul, 85, 87
Gray, Adam: and Ashli Babbitt shooting, 112; at East Front, 89, 90–91; at Ellipse rally, 61; on media targeting, 155; on north side of Capitol, 143; outside House chamber, 109, 110, 111; on lockdown and BLM protests, 6, 15; at MAGA II rally, 17–18; on Proud Boys movement to Capitol building, 50, 53; at Speaker’s Lobby, 115–16; at West Front of Capitol building, 55, 56, 57, 67–68; at West Lawn, 69
Greeson, Kevin D., 58, 165
Grzelak, Chris, 163
Han, Leah, 94
Hanna, Glenn, 65
Harnik, Andrew, 88, 110
Harris, Kamala, 47, 60
Hashida, Gunther, 176
Haviv, Ron, 44, 45; inside Capitol building, 81, 82; at Capitol building breach, 78–79; on end of day, 153–54
Herendeen, Daniel, 20, 62, 92, 107, 180
Hoagland, David, 163, 164
Hodges, Daniel, 7, 38–39, 49–50; inside Capitol building, 102–3; on clearing building, 159; end of day, 165–66; in Lower West Terrace Tunnel, 123–26, 129; on not shooting rioters, 156; on staying on job after January 6 events, 177; on viral video of violence against him, 177; at West Terrace, 72–73, 99–100, 101, 138
Holmes, Christopher, 117, 148–49
holy war, 31–32
Hope, Jon, 163, 164
House of Representatives: COVID vaccinations, 40, 134; evacuated, 110, 118–21; Floor events, 85–89, 103–6, 109–11; joint session begins certification process, 62–63; joint session reconvenes, 161–63, 166; in safe rooms, 133–34, 137; Speaker’s Lobby, 111–12, 162; unaware of outside events, 63. See also Fort McNair, congressional leadership at; specific legislators
Hoyer, Steny, 87, 160
Jacob, Greg, 95
James, Joshua, 24
Jane (photojournalist): on counter-protest plans for Jan. 6, 30; on end of day, 154, 156–57, 159; on future dangers, 186; outside Lower West Terrace Tunnel, 140, 146; “Stop the Steal” movement, 13; on Trump’s Twitter announcement of Jan. 6 protest, 18; on West Front of Capitol building, 67; at West Terraces, 74, 100–101
January 6: announcement and response, 19–21; deaths in following days and weeks, 175–76; early morning, 37–43; militia preparations, 24–26; pre-date intelligence, 26–28, 31, 63; pre-date street brawling and tensions, 28–29, 32–33; security preparations, 30–31, 167; weapons confiscated, 39. See also Capitol building events; Ellipse rally (Jan. 6)
January 6 Report, 43, 61, 95, 96, 117, 159, 176
Jeffries, Hakeem, 133
Kane, Paul, 79
Kannry, Mitchell, 117
Kiczenski, Sandra, 153
Kurland, Ellen, 149
Lacey, La’Kisha, 117
Lafayette Square (DC), 6–7, 36
Lansing, Michigan, 5–6
Larry (Capitol Police officer), 106–7, 154, 159–60
Lee, Barbara, 106
legislators: COVID vaccinations, 40, 134; House evacuated, 110, 118–21; House Floor, 85–89, 103–6, 109–11; joint session begins certification process, 62–63; joint session reconvenes, 161–63, 166; Pence taken off Senate Floor, 79; in safe rooms, 133–34, 137; Senate evacuation, 83; in Speaker’s Lobby, 111–12; unaware of outside events, 63. See also Fort McNair, congressional leadership at; specific legislators
Liebengood, Howard “Howie,” 175
Lockwood, Frank, 50; end of day, 166, 167–68; evacuates House Floor, 121–22; on future dangers, 185; on House Floor, 85, 103, 105, 110, 116; sheltering, 134; on Trump, 31–32
Lower West Terrace Tunnel Capitol building, 123–26, 129–32, 140, 146–50
MAGA I rally, 13–15
MAGA II rally, 15–18
Mages, Evy: on crowd at Ellipse and Washington Monument, 44, 45; on end of day, 154; on Freedom Plaza Jan. 5 rally, 32; on MAGA II rally, 15
Marquardt, Alex, 89, 138, 154–55
Maryland National Guard, 138
McConnell, Mitch, 18, 136, 137
McCord, Mary: on “hot civil war” rhetoric, 3–5; intelligence sharing, 26, 63; on post-January 6 extremist activity, 181; on pre-election atmosphere, 9; on racial justice protests, 6; on “rigged election” rhetoric, 8; on various State House violent protests, 25
McCoy, Danny, 41, 58
McGee, Sean, 149
McGovern, Jim, 87
Meadows, Mark, 95, 117
media threats and targeting, 155
Metropolitan Police. See DC Metropolitan Police
Michelle (congressional staffer), 86, 110
Michigan State House, 5–6
militias and extremists: after January 6, 181; COVID-19 and vigilante activity, 4–5; plans for January 6, 24; support offered to Trump, 4. See also specific groups
Miller, Christopher C., 136–37
Minuta, Roberto, 108
Mitchell, Ricardo, 161
Montgomery County, Maryland, police, 138
Mullin, Markwayne, 116, 119
National Guard, 138, 177
Newsmax, 13
New York Times, 5, 37, 48, 58
nooses, 44, 62
OANN, 13
Oath Keepers: after January 6, 181; backing Trump’s rhetoric, 4; to Capitol building, 108–9; Civil War statements, 10; at MAGA I rally, 14; at MAGA II rally, 15–18; Quick Reaction Force plans, 24, 31; receives Trump’s message to disperse, 141
Oregon State House, 25
Palu, Louie, 3; in Capitol building, 138–39; at Capitol building breach, 78; at Capitol building on January 7, 172–73; on congressional proceedings, 62; on end of day, 155, 157, 159, 168; on future dangers, 186; on inauguration, 176; on Lafayette Square protests, 7; MAGA I rally, 14; MAGA II rally, 15, 17, 18; on “stand back and stand by,” 9; on trauma of insurrection, 180; on Trump pardon of rioters, 183; at West Lawn, 69, 70–71
