you gained access to the proud
boys and their leader, henrique
tarrio.
Your crew filmed them in
Washington DC on the evening of
January 5 and then on January 6.
On January 5, the night before
the attack, you were with the
head of the proud boys, Mr.
Tarrio, in Washington DC.
What happened?
>> We picked up Mr. Tarrio from
jail.
He had been arrested for
carrying some magazines, some
extra capacity magazines and he
took responsibility for the
burning of the black lives
matter flag that was stolen from
the church on December 12.
We were attempting to get an
interview with Mr. Tarrio.
We had no idea of any of the
events that were going to
subsequently happen.
We drove him to pick up his bags
from the department of the
police which is just south of
the mall.
We picked up his bags and went
to get some other bags from the
Felix hotel where we encountered
Mr. Stuart rose from the oath
keepers.
By the time I had gone to park
the car, my colleague was saying
he got in the car with Mr.
Tarrio, that they had moved to a
location around the corner, the
parking garage of -- I believe.
We quickly drove over there, we
drove down into the parking
garage and filmed the scene of
mr.tarrio and certain other
individuals in that garage.
We then continued to follow Mr.
Tarrio.
There was some discussion about
where he was going to go.
He ended up going towards a
hotel in Baltimore, and we
conducted the interview with him
in the hotel room, and then we
returned to D.C. For that night.
-- What was interesting about
that night was D.C. Was much
more busy than it had been
anytime we had been here.
We could not get into the hotels
we wanted to.
And we ended up at a hotel that
ws not as satisfactory as we
would have hoped.
>> Thank you.
What you are saying is you
filmed the meeting between Mr.
Terrio and oath keepers leader
Stuart rose?
>> Endued.
>> You could not --
>> Indeed.
>> You cannot hear what was
said, but thanks to the
indictment, a participant
referenced the capitol.
In the morning of January 6th,
you learned the boys would
gather near the rally scheduled
to take place near the white
house.
What time did you meet up with
the powder boys, and what was
happening when they met?
>> We met up with the powder
boys somewhere around -- proud
boys somewhere around 10:30 A.M.
They started to walk towards
the capitol.
There was a large contingent.
More than I had expected.
I was confused to a certain
extent while we were walking
away from the president's
speech.
Because that is what I felt we
were there to cover.
>> At 10:30 A.M., that is early
in the day, even before
president trump had started
speaking.
Am I correct?
>> Yes sir.
>> How many proud boys would you
estimate were marching to the
capitol?
>> A couple hundred.
Potentially -- I would say a
couple hundred proud boys
marching at that point.
>> At the time, was the area
heavily guarded?
>> No, I remember we walked down
the mall, to the right of the
reflecting pool, and north along
the road that leads to the peace
circle.
As we were walking past the
peace circle, I framed the proud
boys to the right of my shot
with the capitol behind, and we
see one sole police officer at
the barriers, which was
subsequently breached.
We then walked up and past a
tactical unit preparing.
You see that in the film, where
the man questions their duty and
honor, and you see a dozen
capitol police putting on riot
gear.
>> So how would you describe the
atmosphere at that time?
>> The atmosphere was -- it
seemed to be much darker.
I make efforts to create
familiarity between myself and
my subjects to make them feel
comfortable.
And the atmosphere was much
darker than it had been in these
other days.
It was also a contingent of
proud boys I had not met
before from Arizona who were
wearing Orange hats and had
Orange arm bands.
>> When the proud boys went back
down the hill to the peace
circle, did a larger crowd
gathered?
>> First of all, we went to the
back and down the steps.
We took photographs on the east
side of the capitol.
Then we went for lunch.
We went for tacos.
>> You are a journalist.
You are careful to stick to
things you have observed.
But what you have told us is
highly relevant.
Let me highlight a few key facts
that you and others have
provided the committee.
First, there was a large group
of proud boys present at the
capitol.
We know that from multiple
sources.
You now estimate there were
around 250 to 300 individuals
that you have testified.
They were not there for
president trump's speech.
We know this because they left
that area to March towards the
capitol before the speech began.
They walked around the capitol
that morning.
I'm concerned this allowed them
to see what defenses were in
place and where weaknesses might
be.
And they decided to launch their
attack at the peace circle,
which is the front door of a
capitol complex.
It is the first security
perimeter that those marching
from would have to come to as
they move toward the capitol.
The peace circle walk away --
walkway was always where the
thousands or angry trump
supporters would arrive after
president trump sent them from
the lips.
The proud boys timed their
attack to the moments before the
start of the joint session in
the capitol, which is also where
president trump directed the
angry mob "We fight like hell."
He told them before sending them
down Pennsylvania avenue right
to where the proud boys
gathered, and where you were
filming.
A central question is whether
the attack on the capitol was
coordinated and planned.
What you witnessed is what a
coordinated and planned effort
would look like.
The culmination of a month-long
effort spearheaded by president
trump.
Thank you for your eyewitness