There has been a new development in the investigation of the Congress raid that took place on January 6, 2021 in the USA. The House of Representatives special committee announced that then US President Donald Trump watched Fox News for 2.5 hours in the dining room during the congressional raid. On the other hand, the committee also served a video of Trump that was recorded on the day of the raid but has not been published anywhere before.
187 MINUTES UNDER THE ILLUSTRATION
January 6, the Committee of Investigation scrutinized the 187 minutes Trump spent in the White House on the day of the congressional raid.
In the session of the House of Representatives, Matthew Pottinger, who served as the Deputy National Security Advisor at the White House during the Trump administration, and Sarah Matthews, former Deputy White House Spokesperson, testified.
Elaine Luria, one of the committee members, stated that they compiled Trump’s actions in the White House during the minutes of the Congressional raid, based on many interviews they had, “15 minutes after Trump finished his speech in front of the White House that day, he knew that Congress was surrounded and under attack.” used the phrase.
WATCHED FOX NEWS FOR 2,5 HOURS
Luria stated that Trump closed himself in the White House dining room for about 2.5 hours during the raid and watched Fox News, while he also refused the official photographer who wanted to take his photo at that moment.
DON’T LISTEN TO THE WARNINGS
Stating that Trump was warned by his advisers to condemn violence during moments of raid, Luria said, “Almost everyone warned Trump to condemn violence unequivocally. However, the former president chose not to do what people begged for.” said.
Also speaking at the session, former White House Attorney Pat Cipillone stated that he asked Trump to issue a statement condemning the violence in Congress, but Trump refused.
Cipillone said that his daughter, Ivanka Trump, who is also Trump’s advisor, agreed with him, but Trump did not listen to these warnings.
Luria stated that a White House security official, who did not want to be named, said that Trump wanted to lead the protesters in their march to Congress, and that this was not allowed due to security concerns.
Stating that Trump did not contact any security units during the raid, Luria said, “As far as we have confirmed from many senior security forces and military officials, none of Vice President Mike Pence’s office or Washington DC officials spoke to Trump that day. No one was called on this matter. Trump hasn’t offered to help anyone.” he said.
A VIDEO THAT HAS NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED ANYWHERE IS SERVICED
On the other hand, the committee also served a video of Trump that was recorded on the day of the raid but has not been published anywhere before.
In the video in question, it was seen that Trump refused to read the phrase “election over” in the text prepared for him, and instead wanted to say “Congress approved the election results”.
It was also revealed in the video that Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, also helped her father.
Source: AA