As impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell was presenting chilling security and other video footage during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on Wednesday, Fox News cut away to The Five.
The network did carry the Senate proceedings throughout the day, including earlier graphic footage, but the at 5 p.m. ET cutaway came at a particularly emotional moment, as Swalwell laid out just how close the scores of angry rioters came to those in the chamber and to those in the House.
As other impeachment managers did earlier in the day, Swalwell made heavy use of video footage, including never-before-released clips from security cameras. He finished with a clip of officer Daniel Hodges as he was wedged in the door while trying to fend off the mob. Senators attentively watched video screens as they watched the video and the sound of Hodges’ screams resonated throughout the chamber. They also heard audio of an officer trying to prevent the mob from breaching security barriers, saying anxiously, “We’ve lost the line.”
Fox News has been airing the trial in its entirety on FoxNews.com.
Earlier, Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace told viewers that the impeachment managers had done “a very effective job.”
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