jake tapper: and it was not just pressure, there were threats usually from trump supporters who felt empowered d or inciteded by h. take for instance the two men in this hummer with a qanon decal. prosecutors say they drove the vehicle filled with automatic weapons and ammunition from virginia to the philadelphia convention center in early november 2020 where votes were still being counted. at the time, al schmidt was the republican responsible for overseeing the vote count in philadelphia. he received threats aimed at his family. al schmidt: tell the truth or your three kids will be fatally shot. included our address, included my children s names, included a picture of our home. jake tapper: and the republican house speaker in that state had protesters show up at his home. [indistinct chanting] bryan cutler: there were multiple protests, at least three, outside either my district office or my home.
steve bannon: now we re on, as they say, the point of attack. sara murray: listen to what mr. bannon said that day after the first call he had with the president. steve bannon: all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. all i can say is strap in. speaker: they thought they could steal this election sara murray: and then he and donald trump talk again. now we don t know what the contents of those calls were because, of course, donald trump has not provided that information and steve bannon has not provided that information. [indistinct chanting] jake tapapper: the night of january 5th, you were among those summoned to the oval office. sarah matthews: yeah, so i was brought into the oval office that evening and the entire press team was assembled in there. speaker: the gates open just a few minutes ago. sarah matthews: the president had the door to the rose garden open, and you could hear the crowd on the ellipse already assembled and you could tell he was feeding off that energy and th
jake tapper: and it was not just pressure, there were threats usually from trump supporters who felt empowered d or inciteded by h. take for instance the two men in this hummer with a qanon decal. prosecutors say they drove the vehicle filled with automatic weapons and ammunition from virginia to the philadelphia convention center in early november 2020 where votes were still being counted. at the time, al schmidt was the republican responsible for overseeing the vote count in philadelphia. he received threats aimed at his family. al schmidt: tell the truth or your three kids will be fatally shot. included our address, included my children s names, included a picture of our home. jake tapper: and the republican house speaker in that state had protesters show up at his home. [indistinct chanting] bryan cutler: there were multiple protests, at least three, outside either my district office or my home. my then 15-year-old son was home by himself for the first one. brad raffensperger: we h
having to use lethal options or worse. jake tapper: when the secret service made the call to move the vice president again, rioters came within 40 feet of him. as he was held in an undisclosed location, it was the vice president who directed a response to the riot. [indistinct chanting] speaker: it was pence who was on the phone with these lawmakers, pence who was on the phone with people in the pentagon about what was happening with the national guard. jake tapper: at 2:2:38 pm, trump twtweeted, please suppot our capitol police and law enforcement. they are truly on the side of our country. stay peaceful. by this point, rioters were in both chambers. sarah matthews: this is our house. jake tapper: and the capitol rotunda was filled with tear gas. sarah matthews: at the end of the tweet, he used the phrase stay peaceful.
shealah crcraighead: the presidt was making notes that talking then about we should go up to the capitol, what s the best route to go to the capitol. crowd: fight for trump! jake tapper: the january 6 committee s presentation of testimony and documentation left no dodoubt that trump had every intention of joining his supporters march to the capitol. crowd: fight for trump! speaker: did the president tell you this that he wanted to speak at the capitol? nick luna: correct. yes. [indistinct chanting] speaker: we have the power in numbers. we came here to protect our republic. crowd: f fight for trurump! jake tapper: the morning of january 6 crowd: usa! speaker: you will listen to us! crowowd: usa! jake tappeper: supportrters begagan gathering for the rall. speaker: biden did not win this election. speaker: what do you think happened? speaker: fraud. speaker: it s not made up. jake tapper: meanwhile, the president s insistence on joining their march to the capitol speaker: we re takin