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He was in disbelief, he said as he teared up during the testimony. ]
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) during the House Judiciary committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
ep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) testified on Oct. 30 in a trial in Colorado in a case that seeks to keep former President Donald Trump from appearing on the Colorado primary ballot.
Mr. Swalwell testified via video conference, describing the events of Jan. 6, 2021, from his perspective. He was in the Capitol when the Electoral College votes were being certified and had "gaveled" the Congress in that day, leading the pledge of allegiance.
"We connected the president's tweets to our own safety in the chambers," he said, "and the integrity of the proceedings taking place."
Attorneys showed him a post on Twitter, now known as X, in which President Trump wrote that Vice President Mike Pence didn't have the "courage" to give states "a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify."
Attorneys showed him a post on Twitter, now known as X, in which President Trump wrote that Vice President Mike Pence didn't have the "courage" to give states "a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify."
"USA demands the truth!" the president wrote.
"We interpreted it as a target had been painted on the Capitol," Mr. Swalwell said.