The House Jan. 6 committee readied for Thursday night's prime-time hearing a “minute by minute” accounting of Donald Trump's actions during the grisly Capitol attack, which he did nothing to stop but instead “gleefully” watched on television at the White House.
In what could be the last hearing this summer, the panel is diving into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas from aides, allies and even his family. The panel is arguing that the defeated president's lies about a stolen election and attempts to overturn Joe Biden's election victory fueled the attack and have left the United States facing enduring questions about the resiliency of its democracy.
The events of Jan. 6 will be outlined “minute by minute,” said the panel's vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has testified that Trump wanted to include language about pardoning the rioters in the speech, but White House lawyers advised against it. Trump reluctantly condemned the riot in a three-minute speech that night.
The White House aides were not alone in calling it quits that day. The panel is expected to provide a tally of the Trump administration aides and even Cabinet members who resigned after Trump failed to call off the attack. Some Cabinet members were so alarmed they discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.
“We have to get this right,” Garland said. “For people who are concerned, as I think every American should be, we have to do two things: We have to hold accountable every person who is criminally responsible for trying to overturn a legitimate election, and we must do it in a way filled with integrity and professionalism.”
“The president didn't do very much but gleefully watch television during this time frame,” Kinzinger said.
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