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The video has been removed from online platforms and all his pages have been taken down.
On Saturday U.S. Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat who is the incoming Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, urged mobile carriers to keep content and associated meta-data connected to the riot, which erupted as lawmakers gathered to certify the election of President-elect Joe Biden.
Warner, in letters to the companies, emphasized how the rioters took the time to document the event and posted them via social media and text messages “to celebrate their disdain for our democratic process.”
Before his arrest, NBC network reported, Chansley gloated about how the crowd infiltrated the Capitol, forcing lawmakers to flee.
“The fact that we had a bunch of traitors in office, hunkered down, put on gas masks and retreat to their underground bunker, I consider that a win,” he said to NBC News.
Chansley faces several federal charges including violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Media reports said he had often been seen at rallies supporting President Donald Trump. Efforts by Reuters on Saturday to reach his relatives were unsuccessful, as were attempts to contact Johnson’s family.
The Miami Herald reported that on Johnson’s social media pages, which have been taken down, he boasted of being in Washington ahead of the riots.
It was unclear where Chansley was being held Saturday, or whether he or Johnson had legal representation.
