As part of a six-month investigation, The Times synchronized and mapped thousands of videos and police audio of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened - and why.
Editing
Thousands of videos synced into terrifying coherence.
Direction
Gauss lets footage speak — no commentary needed.
Director
Nancy Gauss
Steve Bannon
Self (archive Footage)
Alex E. Jones
Self (archive Footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive Footage)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self (archive Footage)
Lindsey Graham
Self (archive Footage)
Mike Pence
Self (archive Footage)
Nancy Pelosi
Self (archive Footage)
Mitt Romney
Self (archive Footage)
Eugene Goodman
Self (archive Footage)
Mitch McConnell
Self (archive Footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Times team spent six months geolocating clips using architectural details and shadows — literal detective work.
Released February 2021, this became evidence in Trump's second impeachment trial — rare documentary with immediate legal gravity.
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I’m Haley, one of the producers on this new 40-minute documentary. Our Visual Investigations team synchronized and mapped thousands of videos of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened on Jan. 6 — and why. This was a massive team effort over six months, involving resources from across the Times newsroom. We went to court to unseal police body camera footage, scoured law enforcement radio communications and interviewed witnesses. Let us know if you have any questions below and we’ll try to answer. Thanks for watching.
@haleywillis6021 44473
Genuinely feels like everyone just. Forgot this happened
@funnylucina 10435
Let's just say hi to all the history students who will have to study this in 20 years
@eisteepfirsich3358 42765
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