In Defying the Odds, we discuss Trump's dishonesty and his record of disregarding the rule of law. Our next book, Divided We Stand, looks at the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection. We now know that Trump fired up the mob against Pence after learning about the violence at the Capitol. Was he trying to get them to kill Pence, or did he just not care one way or the other? There was danger all around. And last night's hearing showed that he did nothing to stop the violence.
‘There were calls to say goodbye to family members’ — A White House security official revealed in interviews with the Jan 6 committee that members of VP Mike Pence's security detail feared for their lives as rioters took over the Capitol pic.twitter.com/7ikTTe0tRi
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 22, 2022
We asked a security professional who had been working in the White House complex on January 6th what was meant by the comment that the Secret Service agents did not "sound good right now."
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) July 22, 2022
The professional discusses what they heard from listening to the incoming radio traffic: pic.twitter.com/lDn8sNMaYR
The Select Committee obtained never-before-seen footage of the President recording an address to the nation on January 7th.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) July 22, 2022
One day after he incited an insurrection based on a lie, Trump still couldn’t say the election was over. pic.twitter.com/YjdpT02I6U
