"I'm telling you, if Pence caved, we're gonna drag motherfuckers through the streets."
Newly released video evidence shows Jan. 6 riot defendant Ryan Nichols as he marched towards the U.S. Capitol that day.
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"Cut their head off!" Nichols says. "Republican protestors are trying to enter the House right now at the Capitol is the word that I’m getting. So if that’s true, then get up in there. If you voted for treason, we’re going to drag your ass through the streets."
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Later, as prosecutors describe it, Nichols stood on a Capitol balcony and told the crowd through a bullhorn, “if you have a weapon, you need to get your weapon.”
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At one point, prosecutors allege, Nichols uses OC spray against officers guarding the Capitol tunnel
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"PULL THE POLICE OUT!!!"
Some video released in connection with the case against Jan. 6 defendant Ryan Nichols. Shows him OC spraying cops.
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Later in the evening of Jan. 6, Nichols recorded a livestream about the day.
Speaking in the third-person, he said, “So if you want to know where Ryan Nichols stands, Ryan Nichols stands for violence.”
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These videos were cited by prosecutors in a motion to keep Nichols in jail pending trial on charges, including "Assaulting, Resisting, Or Impeding Certain Officers Using A Dangerous Weapon."
Nichols has pleaded not guilty. He remains in jail.
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Nichols is a Marine Corps veteran, and his attorney, Joseph McBride, argued for his release in December.
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What a bunch of losers, and traitors. Trump posting 60 messages today, he’s just rallying his loyalist again..
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