Senator Josh Hawley was shown raising his fist to crowds massed at the U.S. Capitol before later being seen fleeing as rioters breached the Capitol on January 6, an image and CCTV footage released by the January 6 Committee showed. Representative Elaine Luria said the Republican senator “raised his fist in solidarity with the protesters already amassing already at the security gates.” Luria went on to say: “Later that day Senator Hawley fled after those protesters he helped to rile up stormed the Capitol. See for yourself.” The committee released an image showing Hawley with his fist raised outside the Capitol building. CCTV then shows him running through the building and travelling down an escalator alongside other people. Hawley has yet to comment on the footage or the committee’s allegations.