New video shows maga rioters violently attacking ap photographer

* AN ANGRY MOB OF DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTERS TURNED ON THE MEDIA OUTSIDE THE US CAPITOL ON WEDNESDAY * NEW VIDEO SHOWS SEVERAL PEOPLE VIOLENTLY ATTACKING JOHN MINCHILLO, AN AP PHOTOGRAPHER,

BEFORE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE - INCLUDING A MAGA SUPPORTER - LEAD HIM OUT OF THE FRAY  * RIOTERS ALSO SWARMED A MEDIA CREW AND SMASHED UP THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT * CREWS WERE

FORCED TO ABANDON THE AREA AND FLEE AS THE VIOLENT THUGS KICKED OVER LIGHTS AND CAMERAS, BATTERED EQUIPMENT WITH FLAGS AND STICKS AND POURED WATER OVER THE GEAR * SOME OF THE CROWD THEN MADE

A NOOSE FROM THE CAMERA CORD AND HUNG IT FROM A TREE  By RACHEL SHARP and HOLDEN WALTER-WARNER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 10:16 EDT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 12:42 EDT, 8 January 2021

New video shows the moment MAGA rioters turned on the media, destroying television cameras, chasing down news crews trying to report on the carnage at the US Capitol and violently attacking

a photojournalist on a day that left at least five dead. An angry mob of Donald Trump supporters was caught on camera swarming a media crew set up outside the Capitol building and smashing

up thousands of dollars worth of equipment on Wednesday. In one video captured on a GoPro camera by the AP's Julio Cortez and posted on Instagram, viewers can see MAGA rioters attacking

his college, photojournalist John Minchillo. In the footage, rioters can be heard yelling 'Why are the media here?' and 'We're coming for you,' despite the

photojournalists doing nothing but taking pictures. Scroll down for video  In the footage, suddenly Minchillo is grabbed and dragged into the crowd, where the camera temporarily loses sight

of him as Cortez attempts to follow. Eventually, Minchillo is found being pushed around by the rioters, with at least one shouting 'Get the f*** out of here!' Minchillo is then

pushed over a wall along with a rioter, where he takes what appears to be a very hard fall. People question whether he is a member of Antifa. A MAGA supporter - wearing a red hat - and

another protester then appear to come to Minchillo's aid and start defending him before a couple of people start leading him through the crowd. 'Thankfully, he wasn’t

injured,' Cortez wrote of Minchillo on Instagram. 'He was labeled as an anti protesters, even though he kept flashing his press credentials, and one person can be heard threatening

to kill him. This is an unedited, real life situation of a member of the press keeping his cool even though he was being attacked. A true professional and a great teammate, I’m glad we were

able to get away.' Remarkably, photographs from the Capitol later in the day bear Minchillo's credit, meaning he was able to return to the sickening scene to capture the historic

event.  Meanwhile, other journalists and TV crews were forced to abandon the area and flee as the violent thugs wielding sticks pushed over metal barricades and entered the area they had set

up in. The mob roared with cheers as they kicked over lights and cameras, battered the equipment with flags and sticks and poured water over the electrical gear.    Some of the crowd then

made a noose from the camera cord and hung it from a tree while one man was seen trying to set fire to equipment as it lay in ruins on the ground. 'We are the news now,' shouted

one man, according to Buzzfeed reporter Paul McLeod.  Another Trump supporter then congratulated the vandals on their work, who told him it was 'beautiful'. 'You're all

patriots! I love all of you,' he said. One of the culprits replied: 'You missed it bud. We bum rushed it all. It was beautiful.'  Separate footage of the incident shared by

Julia Rosas on social media showed one man swinging a flag pole at the media crew, while others shouted threats to 'get out of here' as the crew quickly backed away.   Some of the

equipment that was left destroyed was branded Associated Press while reports on social media said Fox News - once Trump's favorite outlet - had also been targeted. The attack on the

press comes as Trump has repeatedly blasted what he calls the 'lamestream media' and called journalists 'the enemy of the people'.  Fox has felt the president's

wrath of late, after the outlet was first to call Arizona for Joe Biden on November 3 - setting off a furious phone call between Trump and media magnate Rupert Murdoch.  While chaos ensued

outside the US Capitol on Wednesday, it was nothing compared to the unprecedented violence that broke out inside the seat of government.  MAGA supporters stormed inside the building and

violently clashed with police in a bid to stop Joe Biden's victory being certified, causing lawmakers to take cover and flee to an undisclosed location for safety while the building

went into lockdown.    One female Trump supporter, identified as US Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit of San Diego, died after being shot in the chest.  It was not immediately clear who shot

the woman and an investigation is ongoing. Dozens of police were also reportedly injured and at least one pipe bomb was found on the grounds.  Several prominent Trump supporters posed for

photos at the Senate dais moments after Vice President Mike Pence delivered his rebuke to Donald Trump there while others broke into Nancy Pelosi's office, with one man later boasting

about looting an envelope from the House Speaker's desk.   President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation in a speech telling the 'mob to pull back' and urging President

Donald Trump to tell his fans to stop the violence and leave the Capitol building.  Trump finally gave an address from the White House later in the afternoon telling his 'very

special' supporters that he loves them and understands their pain but asking them 'to go home'.  This came just hours after he held a rally where he had encouraged his

supporters to march to the Capitol in protest at the certification of Biden's win and where his personal attorney and the man who spearheaded his failed election legal battle - Rudy

Giuliani - told supporters to pursue a 'trial by combat'.   The National Guard was deployed to help police enforce a 6pm curfew in Washington DC to stem the violence and the

building was briefly secured. Another lockdown was issued in the evening due to an 'internal security threat' after an officer was reportedly found unconscious.  At around 8pm

lawmakers flanked by armed guards began arriving back at the Capitol to resume the Joint Session to certify the Electoral College count of the presidential election.  Vice President Mike

Pence condemned the violent siege as he reopened the Senate telling the perpetrators 'violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the people's house.' Three others

reportedly died of medical emergencies during the siege on the Capitol. Early on Friday morning, Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of injuries suffered during the attack, pushing

the death toll to five.  Donald Trump