I received the initial two shots and all of the boosters. So far, i have been bl minimal symptoms. Because i am still quarantining, i cannot participate with my colleagues. I have asked our vice chair to preside over this evenings hearing, including maintaining order in the room and swearing in our witnesses. Over the last month and a half, the select committee has told the story of a president who did everything in his power to overturn he lied, he believed, he betrayed his oath. He tried to destroy our democratic institutions. When he heard that the mob was heavily armed and angry, he commanded the mob to go to the capital and he emphatically commanded the heavily armed mob to fight like hell. In the weeks before the election, donald trump was a force to be reckoned with. He glossed over the advice of his knowledgeable and printable advisors. Instead, he recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption, the cost of which democracy be damaged. Then he stopped. For 187 minutes on
Now the january 6 committee holding in a hearing. Members focused on President Trumps actions and the response on the capital. Former White House Deputy press secretary sarah matthews, who resigned on january 6 testify. To experience very minimal symptoms. Because i am still quarantined, i cannot participate in person with my colleagues. Ive have asked my vice chair, ms. Cheney to preside over todays hearings, including maintaining order in the room and swearing in our ins swearing in our witnesses. Over the last month and a half we have heard the story of a president who has done everything in his power to overturn an election. He lied, he bullied, he betrayed his oh. He tried to destroy our Democratic Institutions and he summoned a bob to washington a mamba to washington. A mob to washington. He commanded the mob to go to the key capital to go to the capital. For the weeks between the november election in january 6, donald trump was a force to be reckoned with. Despite the correct an
trump-directed coup plot. we are talking about cassidy hutchinson. hear is some of what she told the committee last year about incidents involving the head of trump s detail, bobby ingle and tony ornato. i recall tony and i having a conversation with mark probably around 10:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m. where i remember tony mentioning knives, guns, in the form of pistol and rifles, bear spray, body armor, spears and body poles. spears were one item, flag poles were one items and tony had relayed to me something to the effect of and these effing people are fastening spears onto the end of flag poles. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of i don t effing care that they have weapons.
service agent. they have historically believed that they keep the confidences of their president so that they can keep that president close and safe. that if they start blabbing about what they see inside the oval, that that is going to be violating their sort of bond, their duty of trust and confidence with the commander in chief. but here we have a situation where a president, a former president is under investigation and so are his allies for potential crimes, and that trumps the duty to keep the confidence of the former president. however, i think it s really important what you just said, nicolle. it s an advancement because you no longer need a text that says bobby ingle told tony ornato x. you get to ask did the president reach for your clavicle? did the president lose his mind when you told him you re not going to go up to the capitol?
repeatedly told the president in no uncertain terms that i did not see evidence of fraud, and, you know, that would have affected the outcome of the election. i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don t effing care that they have weapons, they re not here to hurt me, take the effing mags away, let my people in, they can mar notch the capitol from here. mr. ingle grabbed his arm, said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel, we re going back to the west wing, we re not going to the capitol. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby ingle. those were just a few of the buckets of evidence in front of the select committee that led them exactly four weeks ago today to determine there was