Matthews testifies Trump tweet gave ‘green light’ to rioters
Sarah Matthews, the former deputy White House press secretary under President Trump who resigned hours after the Capitol riot, testified on Thursday that Trump’s tweet saying then-Vice President Mike Pence “didn’t have the courage” to reject the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021 gave “the green light” to rioters. “It was obvious that the situation at the Capitol was violent and escalating quickly, and so I thought that the tweet about the vice president was the last thing that was needed in that moment, and I remember thinking that this was gonna be bad for him to tweet this
Read MoreDC police officer corroborates story that Trump got in ‘heated argument’ in vehicle on Jan. 6
A Washington, D.C. police officer corroborated previous testimony Thursday that former President Trump got into a “heated discussion” about going to the Capitol with his supporters after his speech on Jan. 6, 2021. The Jan. 6 panel presented clips of testimony from Sgt. Mark Robinson (Ret.) of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, who was assigned to Trump’s motorcade on Jan. 6. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), a member of the select committee, said Robinson was in the lead vehicle with the Secret Service agent overseeing the motorcade, known as the TS agent. During previou
Read MoreDramatic testimony: Pence security detail feared for lives during riot
The Jan. 6 committee on Thursday released previously unheard radio chatter among Secret Service officers on Mike Pence’s security detail as they frantically weighed whether they could safely move the then-vice president to a secure location as rioters invaded the capitol. The audio, played over footage of rioters entering the Capitol, shed new light on how concerned Secret Service was about the vice president’s safety, as well as their own. “If we lose any more time, we may … lose the ability to leave. So, if we’re going to leave, we need to do it now,” one Secret Servic
Read MoreHouse GOP Conference deletes tweet attacking Sarah Matthews for testifying to Jan. 6 panel
The House Republican Conference publicly attacked Sarah Matthews, former deputy press secretary in Trump White House, for testifying before the Jan. 6 Committee – despite the fact that she is currently working as a communications director for the Republican staff on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. “Just another liar and pawn in Pelosi’s witch-hunt,” House Republicans tweeted during Thursday’s Jan. 6 committee hear
Read MoreTrump's daily diary went blank during Jan. 6 riot
Former President Trump remained walled off in his personal dining room watching television for roughly 2 1/2 hours on Jan. 6, the House Select panel investigating the attack said during its Thursday hearing. The president's daily diary contained no information about Trump's activities between 1:21 p.m. and 4:03 p.m. that day, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) said. And a White House photographer was told she could not document Trump's behavior that afternoon. “The chief White House photographer wanted to take pictures because it was, in her words, ‘very important for h
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