Trump called aides at command center hours before Capitol riot | First Thing
Former president pressed lieutenants about ways to delay certification of election result, plus vaccine is word of the year
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- Why is this significant? Trump’s remarks reveal a direct line from the White House and the command center at the Willard. The conversations also show Trump’s thoughts appear to be in line with the motivations of the pro-Trump mob that carried out the Capitol attack.
- When did Trump make the calls? He phoned his lieutenants at the Willard sometime between the late evening on 5 January and the early hours of 6 January after becoming furious at Pence for refusing to do him a final favor.
- Meanwhile, the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack has recommended the criminal prosecution of Jeffrey Clark.
Here is the coordination between trump and the cult attempt planners in Willard hotel. It was a deliberate attempt to subvert a Constitutionally required process. WHERE IS GARLAND!