Adam Kinzinger in January 6 Capitol Riot

On Crime: I knew there was going to be violence

I knew there was going to be violence. I didn't necessarily know they were going to sack the Capitol, but I knew there was going to be violence. In fact, I warned Kevin McCarthy two days prior to it. And he was very dismissive of it, of course. But I asked my staff to stay home. I came in, it was kind of a normal morning. I was watching Trump's speech and it was crazy, like usual. I remember seeing Jr. say, "This is now Trump's party." And I'm like, well that's creepy. And then Trump says, "I'm going to go with you to the Capitol." I'm like, "Man, this is bad." So I went down for the opening of the certification. And then I left, pretty much when the proceedings started, and then spent basically the next six hours in my office, hunkered down, with my gun out, prepared to defend against my own party. Source: Rolling Stone magazine on Jan. 6th insurrection Nov 8, 2021

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