The Jan. 6 committee demonstrated with visuals Thursday how close the pro-Trump mob came to finding then-Vice President Mike Pence in his hiding place when rioters breached the U.S. Capitol last year.
The panel, which focused its hearing on former President Donald Trump’s efforts to get Mr. Pence to overturn the 2020 election, said the crowd was just 40 feet away from the vice president at one point during the attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Rep. Pete Aguilar, California Democrat, said Mr. Trump had been fueling the fire against his vice president by issuing a tweet against Mr.