Suenram entered the Capitol through the Senate fire door about 2:45 p.m., the affidavit said, and about nine minutes later was seen on surveillance footage in a large crowd being forced out of the building through the same door.

Other footage showed that Suenram then re-entered the building through the Senate Wing door around 3:05 p.m., according to the affidavit. Video footage from cellphones of others inside the Capitol showed Suenram walking through the Crypt, then joining a group that was shouting, “USA! USA!” while recording the scene on his phone, it said.

Suenram left the Capitol through the south door vestibule after spending 25 to 27 minutes inside, the document said. But instead of leaving the grounds, it said, at 3:40 p.m. he stood in front of a mob that had gathered outside the north door and was confronting police.

“After repeated attacks by the mob, police officers retreated inside the U.S. Capitol building,” the affidavit said. “Suenram kept his place at the front of the mob, and even after the officers’ retreat inside the building, Suenram stood directly in front of the north door for several minutes, filming and cheering as police officers deployed tear gas in an attempt to clear the area.

“Suenram remained a few feet away from the north door as other rioters tried to use a bike rack and other objects to force entry into the building,” the affidavit said.

On July 12, 2022, two FBI agents contacted Suenram at his home and talked to him for about 10 minutes, the document said. He refused to be interviewed and said he was going to get an attorney.

But while they were there, the affidavit said, “Both agents confirmed that the photos of Suenram captured in this investigation are a positive match with the Suenram that was met at the residence.”

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