Pa. woman charged in Capitol riot recorded saying she wanted to 'hang' Nancy Pelosi

Two McKean County residents were charged Tuesday in connection with their participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Pauline Bauer, of Kane, organized a bus trip to the “Stop the Steal” rally that day in Washington, D.C., according to the FBI. She then illegally entered the Capitol, along with William Albert Blauser Jr., of Ludlow, officials said.

Both defendants had an initial appearance hearing with U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Lanzillo on Wednesday afternoon.

Bauer and Blauser were released on an unsecured bond. While Blauser was represented by an attorney, Bauer chose to represent herself, despite Lanzillo’s warnings to her about the possible consequences of doing so.

Wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, with the words “Old School Patriot” surrounding the image of a flag with the “Don’t Tread on Me” snake in the corner, Bauer repeatedly said, “I am going to go pro se. I do not need an attorney.”

According to a statement of facts in the case, Capitol surveillance video from inside the building showed Bauer and Blauser entering via the east Rotunda door about 2:43 p.m.

“At the time of Bauer’s entry, there were at least three police officers in the area of the door attempting to stop the crowd from entering the building,” the statement of facts said. “As he entered through the doorway, William Blauser walked backwards, pushing his way through the crowd and police to enter the building.”

Later, according to police body-worn cameras, video captured one person saying, “This is where we find Nancy Pelosi,” to which Bauer responded, “Bring that [expletive] out here now. Bring her out. Bring her out here. We’re coming in if you don’t bring her out.”

Later she was recorded saying “They’re criminals. They need to hang. Bring her out. Bring Nancy Pelosi out here now. We want to hang that [expletive.] What are you trying to protect a [expletive] Nazi. Is that what you’re protecting?”

Following the riot, according to the statement of facts, the FBI was contacted by six different witnesses about Bauer’s and Blauser’s conduct.

One witness told the FBI tip line that Bauer posted about her involvement on someone else’s Facebook account.

“We took over our capital [sic] like patriots,” she posted as a comment. “[None] of us are armed, just pissed that this is what we have to do to take our country back from communism.

“Do you really think anyone could break into the capital. The antagonists were let in. We all got maced trying to stop what was happening. They used us for a movie so you could watch it on the news.”

She also wrote: “You can thank me after you start researching that these Democrats not only cheated and stole this election from the people but they have been trafficking children for years.

“We took back what rightfully belongs to we the people.”

Bauer is affiliated with Bob’s Trading Post near Kane, by the Red Bridge campground, one witness told the FBI. That person told investigators that Bauer has become “more and more political over the past year and began losing business because people were uncomfortable about her constant political rhetoric,” the affidavit said.

That same witness said that two buses of people from Elk County went to the “Stop the Steal” rally.

Bauer is charged with obstruction of Congress, and both Blauser and Bauer are also charged with knowingly entering restricted grounds; disorderly conduct in restricted grounds; and two counts each of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

They are scheduled for a preliminary examination on June 8.