Lisa Desjardins :
Amna, as I speak to you now, these events didn’t happen that long ago. The reaction Capitol Hill was swift, especially from Democrats. They were outraged and concerned that what they saw and what happened to Senator Padilla is something that they think could grow. They saw a danger here.
And they took their concerns across the Capitol, outside of the steps of the Capitol themselves. Now, on the steps of the Capitol, in this impromptu news conference that gathered more and more lawmakers as time went on, Democratic members said they wanted an investigation of what happened here.
Then later on, another impromptu event. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, you see, marched across the Capitol to the office of Senate Republican leader and the leader of the Senate, John Thune. There, they were inside meeting with Thune’s staff. I was there for that meeting, where one by one they expressed concerns, in fact, saying later on that they believe Senator Padilla was assaulted.
