This is a photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol by photojournalist Evy Mages for the Washingtonian magazine.
Captured in the photograph is Brian Nicholson, a businessman chosen by Kendall Qualls to run as his lieutenant governor.
Nicholson, standing with a longtime business associate, can also be seen in a video from Parler, a conservative-leaning social media site. The video was one of thousands released as part of a large data leak in 2021.
The video shows Nicholson and his associate nearby on the lawn. Their position is past a security barricade breached earlier in the day.
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The running mate of the Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota governor was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Congress and says he has “no regrets” about his participation in protests that turned to violent riots.
Brian Nicholson, a businessman chosen by Kendall Qualls to run as his lieutenant governor, said in a statement to the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was “one of thousands of patriots who went to Washington, D.C.” to support President Donald Trump and said he left the area “when things turned violent.”
Nicholson issued the statement after the Star Tribune presented the Qualls campaign with a photo and video showing Nicholson on the Capitol lawn. In one photo, published by the Washingtonian magazine, Nicholson can be seen standing inside a law enforcement barricade that had been violently breached by rioters seeking to...
This is a photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol by photojournalist Evy Mages for the Washingtonian magazine. Captured in the photograph is Brian Nicholson, a businessman chosen by Kendal...