The violence at the capitol on january 6th, 2021 was just the most visible part of Donald Trumps attempt to hold on to power. Tonight, we talk to those who witnessed the whole plot unfurl and tried to stop it. The lines this election was stolen from you, from me, from the country. If you ask how Many Republican congressmen believe donald trump was reelected, i would say maybe a couple. But 60 of our base does. Conspiracy theories that could have been mickey mouse. This is the craziest thing ive ever seen. And people just bought it. Lawsuits. They tried to not have your votes count. They did not want your vote to count. Potentially illegal Pressure Campaigns. I just want to find 11,780 votes. What he was asking for wasnt supported by the facts. Wasnt supported by the constitution. Extraordinary scheming. Lets talk about this. Just Breath Taking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. And all too many in the Republican Party we belie
The most visible part of Donald Trumps attempt to hold on to power. Tonight we talk to those who witnessed the whole plot unfurl and tried to stop it. The lies. This election was stolen from you, from me, and from the country. If you ask how Many Republican congressmen believe donald trump was reelected, id say maybe a couple. 60 of our base does. Reporter Conspiracy Theories. That could have been mickey mouse. Im watching going this is the craziest thing ive ever seen. And then people just bought it whole cloth. Reporter lawsuits. They tried to not have your votes counted. They did not want your vote to count. Reporter potentially illegal Pressure Campaigns. I just want to find 11,780 votes. What he was asking for wasnt supported by the facts, wasnt supported by the constitution. Reporter extraordinary scheming. Lets talk about the eastman memo. Just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. Reporter and all too many in
conspiracy theories. that could have been mickey mouse. i m watching this is the craziest thing i ve ever seen, and then people just bought it. lawsuits. they tried to not have your votes counted. they did not want your vote to count. potentially illegal pressure campaigns. i just want to find 11,780 votes. what he was asking for wasn t supported by the facts, wasn t supported by the constitution. extraordinary scheming. let s talk about the memo. just breathtaking that you would have laid out such a clear game plan that so clearly violated the constitution. and all too many in the republican party do you believe this was a free and fair election? and maga media who followed along. unverifiable dumps of votes. stop the steal! and it all might have worked if not for a few people in key places. notably among them, brave republicans. in the moments of truth you need the right people to pass the most difficult tests. we had just enough peop
not wanting to poke the bear. that s partly because in 2021, there were georgia senate run-off elections coming up that they needed trump to help them win. and partly because they had giant spending bills they needed him to sign. then breaking news. biden has now received the majority of electoral votes needed to win the presidency. reporter: on december 14th, 2020, the electoral college voted in all 50 states, formalizing trump s loss. on january 20th reporter: on the 15th, mitch mcconnell finally publicly embraced the truth. today i want to congratulate president-elect joe biden. reporter: republicans who had spent the previous weeks trying to play indicate donald trump now found the vacuum their silence had left had been filled with trump s lies. he lashed out at the few
kelly fights for me. david fights for me, that i can tell you. and partly because they had giant spending bills they needed him to sign. then breaking news. biden has now received a majority of electoral votes needed to win the presidency. on december 14, 2020, the electoral college voted in all 50 states, formalizing trump s loss. on january 20th. on the 15th senate majority leader mitch mcconnell finally publicly embraced the truth. so today i want to congratulate president-elect joe biden. republicans who had spent the previous weeks trying to placate donald trump now found that the vacuum their silence had left had been filled by trump s lies. trump lashed out at the few republicans who acknowledged his defeat. tweeting, quote, too soon to give up, republican party must finally learn to fight. privately the president was entertaining increasingly concerning paths forward. i got a tip from someone that