Derrick Evans, West Virginia lawmaker, filmed himself during US Capitol insurrection – video

Derrick Evans, a newly-elected lawmaker in West Virginia house of delegates, was said to have filmed himself during the insurrection on the US Capitol that left four people dead and multiple officers injured. 

Evans, a Republican and Trump supporter, reportedly recorded a Facebook Live video in which he was heard shouting “We’re in! We’re in baby!” while moving among a crowd of rioters as he walked through a doorway of the Capitol Rotunda. The video has since been deleted. John H Bryan, a civil rights lawyer who is representing Evans, said the delegate traveled to Washington DC to “engage in peaceful protest, activism and amateur journalism” and that he engaged in “no illegal behavior”. In a statement released Thursday, Bryan added: “Given the sheer size of the group walking in, Mr Evans had no choice but to enter …” 

More than 50,000 people have signed a petition demanding Evans be removed from office, while Democratic party leaders in West Virginia said Evans should resign and “be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law”.

source: theguardian.com