Ex-Pence aide: There would've been a "massacre" if Capitol riot "mob" had gotten closer to VP

Former Pence chief of staff: 'There would have been a massacre' if Capitol rioters got closer

There would have been a "massacre" had Jan. 6 rioters gotten closer to the then-vice president, claimed Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence.

Pence's ex-chief of staff Marc Short says there would have been a 'massacre' at the Capitol on January 6 if the mob had been closer to the vice president

"I think that having the Capitol ransacked the way that it was, I think, did present liability and danger," Short told ABC News Monday.

Marc Short, former top aide to Pence, testified before Jan. 6 grand jury

Short testified in January before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Pence’s ex-chief of staff Marc Short testified Capitol riot could ‘have been a massacre’ if mob got closer to VP

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s ex-chief of staff appeared before a federal grand jury focused on the Jan. 6 riots last week, according to reports.

Short: "If the mob had gotten closer to the VP...there would have been a massacre in the Capital" - Democratic Underground

Ex-Pence aide: There would've been a "massacre" if Capitol riot "mob" had gotten closer to VP

Marc Short made the comments to ABC as he confirmed he testified before Jan. 6 grand jury.