In an interview with The Daily from the New York Times, recorded in his Senate office, Chuck Schumer recounts leaders returning to the Capitol against police advice. He says Joe Biden was certified by 3 a.m., and that one of his police guards blocked the door and may have saved his life.
The receipt
- Who
- Chuck Schumer
- Where
- interview - The Daily (New York Times), in Schumer's Senate office
- Original footage
- New York Times Podcasts · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 52 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 81 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Exactly. And the hooligans, we went, the leaders were put in a secret place. Five o 'clock we gathered, and this is McConnell and McCarthy, as well as Pelosi and me, and said, we're going back to the Capitol, we're not letting these bastards take our democracy away. The police said, don't go, there may be people there. We went, and at 3 a .m. that was completed, and it certified Joe Biden as president. They never made it. The writers never made it into this office. Did the writers make it into your office? But one of my police guards may have saved my life. We walk out the senate door when they invade. We make a right turn. We open another door and we're written 30 feet of them. And one of them said, there's the big Jew. Let's get him. And he's blocked the door. I went away and he caught up and here we are. Still here. Alright.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.