Roughly a dozen House Democrats who attended the Jan. 6 committee’s public hearing in person said they were moved by the testimonies of Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards and British documentarian Nick Quested.
The members said they made a quick decision to attend the Thursday hearing in person, despite most of their colleagues other than the panel members having already gone back to their districts.
“It was powerful,” said Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, California Democrat.
Among the non-panel Democrats who attended the hearing were Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Paul Tonko of New York, Sara Jacobs of California, Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, and Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania.