July 22, 2022 11:29am EDT
Mike Pence Secret Service agents feared for their lives, said goodbyes to family: Jan. 6 committee
A Mike Pence security official testified that team members' calls to family were 'disturbing' to recall
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News
Former Vice President Mike Pence and his security detail feared for their lives during the Capitol riots last year, according to a Secret Service official in the eighth January 6th hearing.
During the hearing, the January 6 Committee presented a recording of an anonymous White House security official's interview and testimony regarding the riots.
The unnamed official explained to interviewers that members of Pence's security team were using the radio and their phones to make personal calls for fear of their own lives as the rioters entered the Capitol building. The official said he "didn't like to talk about" the calls to family because they were so "disturbing" to recall.
"The members of the VP detail at this time were starting to fear for their own lives," the security official said. "There was a lot of yelling. There was a lot of very personal calls over the radio. It was disturbing. I don’t like talking about it. There were calls to say goodbye to family members."
In the recordings, the anonymous security official's voice was modulated to protect his identity.
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