Former President Donald Trump struggled to condemn the violence at the U.S. capitol a day after it took place -- and refused to say “the election is over.” Details Video courtesy of CNN
WASHINGTON — Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, Republican congressional leaders and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, instead “pouring gasoline on the fire” by aggressively tweeting his false claims of a stolen election and telling the crowd of supporters in a video address how special they were.
He also had wanted to include language about pardoning the rioters in that speech, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified previously. Panel Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson joined the House Select Committee remotely while quarantining after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Rep. Thompson said he has mild symptoms. Rep. Liz Cheney chaired Thursday night's hearing from the House chamber on Capitol Hill.With the Capitol siege raging, Trump poured “gasoline on the fire" by tweeting condemnation of Mike Pence's refusal to go along with his plan to stop the certification of Joe Biden's victory, former aides told the Jan.
At the Capitol, the mob was chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” testified Matt Pottinger, a deputy national security adviser for Trump, as Trump tweeted his condemnation of his vice president. “He refused to do what every American president must,” said Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the panel's Republican vice chair.
She said the panel had received testimony the confirming the powerful previous account of former White House aide Hutchinson of an altercation involving Trump as he insisted the Secret Service drive him to the Capitol. This was probably the last hearing of the summer, but the panel said they will resume in September as more witnesses and information emerges.
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