Arrest of two women who confessed to assaulting Congress to kill Nancy Pelosi

New details are still emerging about the event that shook the image of the United States as the world’s largest democracy, following the assault in Congress on supporters of former President Donald Trump.

On Friday, US federal authorities arrested two women in Pennsylvania on charges related to the robbery of the Capitol, one of whom had expressed intent to assassinate President Nancy Pelosi, who had long disagreed with Trump. .

The Washington Post reported, citing the FBI, that both Diana Santos Smith and Dawn Bancroft were identified through a video recording obtained by authorities, in which they appeared as they left the Capitol on January 6, in a large crowd.

“We broke into the Capitol,” Bancroft said, in a video he sent to his children, according to the FBI.

And the defendant added: “We went in, and we did the mission. We were looking for Nancy to shoot her in the brain, but we couldn’t find her.”

The two women, who according to the FBI initially lied to authorities, face 3 federal charges, including intentionally entering a building or land without legal authority and obstructing government business by engaging in disorganized or disruptive behavior.

Santos Smith initially told the FBI that he attended the rally in support of Trump, but did not enter the Capitol.

After FBI investigators showed him the video clip in which Bancroft referred to the threats against Pelosi, Santos Smith admitted that he had lied and said he was on Capitol Hill to protest.

News of the two women’s arrests comes amid tight security surrounding US lawmakers as Capitol Police asked members of Congress to report on travel plans, while the agency strengthened protection. of legislators traveling to major airports.