On the sidelines of the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, it became clear how brutal the Capitol rioters apparently were - and what they would have been ready for.
The second impeachment proceedings are ongoing against Donald Trump.
Is the ex-president responsible for storming the Capitol?
The prosecution is certain - and speaks of intentions to kill on the part of the rioters.
Washington - These are frightening images that occurred on Epiphany in the Capitol in Washington.
Images that permanently shook the US's understanding of democracy, as observers determine.
The storm on the congress building is now the main subject of the second impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump.
On the second day of the negotiations, the events of January 6 were dealt with intensively again.
Trump impeachment: Prosecution releases audio and video material
In general, the impeachment proceedings against Trump are about the question of whether the former president incited the angry mob and planned the storm on the Capitol long in advance.
In order to underpin their argumentation, the prosecution now relied on emotional images.
Video material from January 6th was shown for hours, but in the end it was primarily an audio recording that was remembered.
As reported by the
New York Times
, an audio file played by the Democrats shows that staff from Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House,
barricaded in a room in the Capitol and whispered for help.
Pelosi himself was not present because the police officers who were present took her out of the building and brought her to a “safe place”, according to statements by the Democrat Stacey Plaskett.
The rescue of Pelosis was elementary - otherwise the 80-year-old would have feared for her life.
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Security forces are trying to hold back the intruders as they storm the US Capitol.
© Senate Television / AP / dpa
Trump impeachment: Pelosi in mortal danger?
"Sent on this mission by Trump"
Plaskett is certain that the violent rioters would have killed Pelosi if they had found the politician.
The ex-president is responsible for this hatred.
The crowd would have done this "because Trump sent them on this mission".
As can be seen from other recordings, Pelosi was not the only person who was possibly in mortal danger on January 6th.
The prosecutors presented a video of rioters demanding the death of then Vice President Mike Pence.
The mob approached the Republican, according to the prosecution, up to 30 meters.
With the help of a Capitol policeman, Pence was ultimately protected.
He must have lured the rioters away from the part of the Capitol where Pence was hiding.
Trump impeachment: "Hang Mike Pence" - Mob wanted to "kill everyone he could get"
Videos can be heard of the violent masses "demanding the death of the Vice President of the United States," as Plaskett said.
Specifically, the crowd is said to have chanted “hang Mike Pence” and “bring us Mike Pence”.
Both Pelosi and Pence chaired the January 6 session of Congress to confirm Joe Biden's election victory.
That would have been enough to be a victim, as Plaskett explained: "President Trump has targeted them and the mob has invaded the Capitol to hunt them down."
According to statements by an FBI spokeswoman quoted in the process, a certain group of the rioters would have "wanted to kill everyone they could get."
Recordings from a police officer's body camera show the officer and his colleagues being violently attacked.
In pre-played police radio recordings, emergency services desperately request reinforcements.
Trump impeachment: Conviction of the ex-president unlikely
The question of guilt as to whether Donald Trump was responsible for storming the Capitol has not yet been clarified.
For a conviction, in addition to the Democrats in the Senate, 17 Republicans would need to vote for impeachment.
A two-thirds majority is required for the impeachment procedure.
It still does not look as if this can be achieved.
This will probably end the second impeachment proceedings against Trump with an acquittal.
A result is expected around the weekend of February 13th.
Donald Trump is the first US President to face a second impeachment trial.
In the second impeachment process, his office can only be withdrawn retrospectively.
Since the Republican is no longer the head of state of the USA, the principle is that he cannot run for the next presidential election.
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