‘Someone Opened the Doors From the Inside,’ Jan. 6 Defense Attorney Says

Video from a U.S. Capitol Police surveillance camera was recently released by the Department of Justice. It shows protesters streaming into the U.S. Capitol through the historic Columbus Doors on Jan. 6, 2021. Video Still/U.S. Department of Justice

Kelly Meggs and other members of the Oath Keepers couldn’t have done one of the major things of which they’re accused by federal prosecutors: forcing their way into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021, through the famous Columbus Doors, a defense attorney says.

The two sets of historic doors that lead into the Rotunda were opened by someone on the inside and not his client, according to defense attorney Jonathon Moseley.