The latest prime-time Jan. 6 hearing detailed how former President Donald Trump chose not to act to quell the Capitol attack. Instead of calling for aid, he called senators to delay the certification of the vote.
g for the hanging of Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump watched Fox News and ignored pleas from the most inner of his inner circle to call off the crowd.
Here are the key findings from the hearing about Trump’s actions and whereabouts the night before and day of the Jan. 6 insurrection.tweeting at 1:30 p.m.: The congressional Joint Session is underway, and lawmakers watch as Capitol Police officers begin moving quickly through the halls. On Twitter, they see the riot unfold outside. 1:49 p.m.: A D.C. police commander declares a riot at the Capitol.Around 2 p.m.: White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said he along with Ivanka Trump, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and others were trying to get Trump to put out a statement.
2:24 p.m.: Trump tweets, "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution, giving states a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth!"
"Hey Mark, The president needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home," Fox News host Laura Ingraham messages at 2:32 p.m.
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