Why Pelosi Said ‘I’ve Been Waiting for This’ on January 6 

Spencer Brown / Townhall Tipsheet

On January 6th, 2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had her daughter, Alexandra — who is (conveniently) a documentary filmmaker — following her around the U.S. Capitol (conveniently) with a camera as the day’s events unfolded. The footage Alexandra captured was (also conveniently) obtained exclusively by CNN and aired this week. 

In the clip broadcast by CNN as the J6 Committee formed by Pelosi wraps up its hearings, Speaker Pelosi is briefed by staff that Secret Service “dissuaded” former President Donald Trump from traveling to the Capitol with his supporters because his detail did not have the “resources to protect him” on Capitol Hill.  

Pelosi looks out her office windows and sees Trump supporters marching toward the Capitol and responds by saying she had “hope” that Trump would come to the Capitol. Then, definitely not performatively for the benefit of her daughter’s documentary camera, Pelosi declares…Read more here.