A presidential tweet that some saw as a 'call to arms.' An 'unhinged' meeting in the White House. Violent extremists planning to storm the Capitol as President Donald Trump pushed lies about election fraud.
A presidential tweet that some saw as a "call to arms." An "unhinged" meeting in the White House. Violent extremists planning to storm the Capitol as President Donald Trump pushed lies about election fraud.
The committee showed a montage of videos and social media posts after the tweet as supporters reacted and planned trips to Washington, some of them using violent rhetoric and talking about killing police officers.The committee spliced together video clips from interviews to describe a chaotic meeting on Dec. 18, in the hours before Trump's tweet, in almost minute-to-minute fashion.
The aides described a chaotic six hours of back and forth, starting with Trump talking to a group of the informal advisers with no White House aides present. Both Pat Cipollone, the White House counsel, and Powell said in interviews that Cipollone rushed in to disrupt the gathering. Powell said sarcastically that she thought Cipollone set a new "ground speed record" getting there.
He said his arrest less than a month later "changed my life, not for the better" and it makes him angry that he hung on Trump's every word, and that some people are still doing that. Asked by Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney if he still believes the election was stolen, Ayres said, "Not so much now." The panel showed a draft tweet, undated and never sent, that said "Please arrive early, massive crowds expected. March to the Capitol after. Stop the Steal!" And they showed texts and email exchanges between planners and White House aides about a secret plan for the march.
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