The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Thursday released walkie talkie communications from the far-right group Oath Keepers on the day of insurrection.
on the day of insurrection. In the audio, the group says that former President Donald Trump did not tell the rioters to"stand down" when he tweeted to support Capitol police amid the attack., Trump tweeted"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country.
There is laughter, and then another person said,"Well, he did not ask them to stand down. He just said to stand by the Capitol Police." The same person then added they were watching CNN and"it's looking pretty friggin radical to me. CNN said that Trump has egged this on, that he is egging it on, and that he is watching the country burn two weeks before he leaves office. He is not leaving office. I don't give a s--- what they say.""We are rocking it," the person said, adding that"they are throwing grenades.
The Jan. 6 committee has focused on Eastman as the alleged architect of a dubious legal strategy, following the 2020 election, to get then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject electoral votes from key battleground states won by President Biden. Pence ultimately rejected the plan, arguing he did not have the authority to carry it out.