Rep. Jamie Raskin says it was 'chilling' to hear that Pence refused to be whisked away from the Capitol during the riot

It was chilling to learn that former Vice President Mike Pence refused to leave the Capitol as insurrectionists were storming the building.

The January 6 insurrection last year was inspired by former President Donald Trump and resulted in a clash with police and a storming of the Capitol building.

Lawmakers and law-enforcement officers have come forward to say they experienced trauma after the Capitol riot. Alexandria said she thought she was going to be raped and killed. A group of angry Trump supporters chanted her name while she hid in the bathroom.

In the middle of the chaos, it was previously reported that the leader of the certification refused to leave the Capitol. The Secret Service agents escorted the vice president into his office because they were afraid the rioters would break the glass windows. According to an account of the events as reported by Washington Post reporters Philip Rucker and Carol D. Leonnig, they asked him to evacuate the building twice.

"I'm not leaving the Capitol," he said. He didn't want to get into an armored limo.

If I get in that vehicle, you guys are going to take off. I am not getting in the car.

The House panel tasked with investigating the Capitol riot was chaired by Raskin.

"I'm not getting in that car" is the most chilling words that Pence has said so far, according to NBC News.

More than 800 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection. The FBI used social media to identify attendees.

According to testimony from an aide to a former White House Chief of Staff, Republican lawmakers plotted with Trump and his aides to stop Biden from taking the presidency.

The testimony brought forth before the panel will blow the roof off the house.