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A video has been doing the rounds on social media showing John Minchillo of the Associate Press being attacked on Wednesday while covering the pro-Trump clashes with police.
His colleague, Julio Cortez, posted it to Instagram overnight, saying:
Thankfully, he wasn’t injured. He was labeled as an anti protesters, even though he kept flashing his press credentials, and one person can be heard threatening to kill him. This is an unedited, real life situation of a member of the press keeping his cool even though he was being attacked. A true professional and a great teammate, I’m glad we were able to get away.
Here’s a reminder that the mob that stormed the Capitol this week didn’t just consist of MAGA extremists from the fringes of the internet. Gustaf Kilander at the Independent rounded up a list of six Republican state lawmakers who posted to social media indicating that they were present or took part in the invasion of the building. They were:
