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White House employee told Trump about the Capitol riot within 15 minutes of getting back to the White House.

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Trump went to dining room, steps from the Oval Office, and watched the Fox News Channel for more than 2.5 hours.

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No official record of what Trump did. Call logs are blank. Presidential daily diary is also blank. No photos. Chief White House photographer wanted to take pictures, but was told no.

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But the committee knows what he was doing....

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What he WASN'T doing was calling any official to stop the attack.

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No one heard from Trump that day.

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Trump was calling senators to get them to object to the counting of the electoral votes.

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We know from Giuliani's phone records that Trump called him.

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At 1:49 DC police declared a riot at the Capitol. Trump tweeted out a link to his Ellipse speech.

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Kinzinger: Trump's staff begged him to condemn the violence and tell the crowd to go home. Cipollone says he was emphatic and clear that people needed to know they had to leave the Capitol.

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Cipollone says lots of people were saying that. And yet, it took more than two hours for Trump to tell them to leave.

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Cipollone and Cassidy Hutchinson both said that Ivanka Trump was trying to work on Trump to tell them to leave.

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Hutchinson says that Meadows said that Trump didn't want to do anything about the "Hang Mike Pence" chants; Trump thought Pence deserved it.

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Cipollone says the chants were outrageous... and expressed that.

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At any moment, Trump could have appeared at the podium in the press room (which is quite close to the Oval Office) and address the nation.

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Matthews says Trump could have gotten on camera in less than 60 seconds.

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Briefing room has a camera on at all times.

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Advisors worried about Trump's unscripted comments, though.

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Two pipe bombs meant evacuations.

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Matthews and Ben Williamson (?) agreed Trump needed to get out there fast to call things off. Press guy Judd Deere, too, went to talk to press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

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At 2:03, Trump called Giuliani. At 2:13, Proud Boys broke into the Capitol.

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This footage remains horrifying. Maybe worse than ever, actually.

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Secret Service tried to get a safe path out for Pence. It was a very close thing. Trump's national security team was listening to the discussion about Pence's security.

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What was meant by the comment that the agents did not "sound good right now"? It means they were worried for their own lives. Called to say goodbye to their family members.

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Running out of options. Getting nervous. Screaming.

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Rioters anger focused on Pence. Storm Capitol in fury at Pence. "Mike Pence, traitor!" "Mike Pence has screwed us."

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Trump did not try to calm his supporters. Instead, he sent the 2:24 tweet saying "Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done...." Put a target on his own vice president's back.

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Both Pottinger and Matthews say Trump added fuel to the fire.

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Pottinger disturbed and worried that Trump was attacking Pence for doing his constitutional duty.

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Pottinger decided to resign.

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Matthews thought the tweet was "giving the green light to these people." Telling them they were "justified in their anger." He should have been condemning the violence.

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Matthews knew how his supporters latched onto his words. Tweeting as he did made things much worse.

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Cipollone, Judd Deere, Cassidy Hutchinson, all condemn the tweet.

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At 2:26, Pence had to be moved again. Violence escalated quickly after the tweet.

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Trump went back to calling Senators, including Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). Senator Josh Hawley earlier had raised his fist in solidarity with the crowd and riled up the crowd. He was protected then, but later fled from the rioters. (Riled them up... then fled.)

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Trump was supposed to insure a peaceful transfer of power and ought to have defended all three branches of government. Even Kushner had to admit that to the committee.

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and 10 min break

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Walter Shaub

Mr. Fist fled as the terrorists he riled up sacked the building.