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Jimmy Gomez: “There was 50,000 people outside. They were scaling the walls, scaling the walls.”

On the recordJune 10, 2025
There was 50,000 people outside. They were scaling the walls, scaling the walls.
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Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Gomez describes the chaos during the Capitol riot when members of Congress were trapped.

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