stand down, leave the capitol and disperse. for stand down, leave the capitol and disperse. and disperse. for multiple hours, and disperse. for multiple hours. he and disperse. for multiple hours, he would and disperse. for multiple hours, he would not. - and disperse. for multiple l hours, he would not. donald trump would not get on the phone and order the military or law enforcement agencies to help. and for hours, donald trump chose not to answer the pleas from congress, from his own party, and from all across our nation, to do what his oath required. he refused to defend our nation and our constitution. he refused to do what every american president must. in the days afterjanuary 6th, almost no one of any political party defended his conduct, and no one should do so today. thank you and i now recognise the from virginia. thank you, madam vice chair. article thank you, madam vice chair. article two of our constitution requires article two of our constitution requires the pr
the national 0 security staff was not involved in organising the security for what was a domestic event, the rally, but i did return to white house roughly 230 p.m.. i did return to white house roughly 230 p.m. .- i did return to white house roughly 230 p.m.. and i know my colleagues roughly 230 p.m.. and i know my colleagues will roughly 230 p.m.. and i know my colleagues will have roughly 230 p.m.. and i know my colleagues will have additional. colleagues will have additional questions for you about that afternoon. let me turn out to you, ms matthews. how did you come tojoin president you, ms matthews. how did you come to join president trump s white house staff? come to join president trump s white house staff? white house staff? thank you, madam vice-chair. white house staff? thank you, madam vice-chair. as - white house staff? thank you, madam vice-chair. as you - madam vice chair. as you outlined madam vice chair. as you outlined i madam vice chair. as you outlined
witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you both, again, for being here tonight. mr. pottinger, thank you for your service to the nation, as well as for joining us this evening. can you please, briefly, explain what your responsibilities were as deputy national security adviser to the president? thank you, madam vice chair. when i started the white house, i was a senior director for asia on the national security council staff. so, that was a job that involved helping coordinate the presidents asia policy. i supported the president when he met, or interacted with asian leaders. later, in 2019, i was promoted to the position of deputy national security adviser. in that role, i was the chairman of the deputies committee, that is the nsc meeting of all the deputy cabinet secretaries. we would settle important
for multiple hours, he would not. donald trump would not get on the phone and order the military or law enforcement agencies to help. and for hours, donald trump chose not to answer the pleas from congress, from his own party, and from all across our nation to do what his oath required. he refused to defend our nation and our constitution. he refused to do what every american president must. in the days after january 6th, almost no one at any political party would defend president trump s conduct, and no one should do so today. thank you, and i now recognize the gentleman from virginia. thank you, madam vice chair. article two of our constitution requires that the president swear a very specific oath every four years now. every president swears or affirms to faithfully execute
campaign staff with her, and so i joined her over at the white house in june, of 2020, to start as her deputy. and where, you miss matthews, at work in the white house on january 6th? yes. i was working out of the west wing that day. thank you. now i would like to recognize the gentleman from virginia, and the gentleman from illinois. thank, you madam vice chair. as you ve seen in our prior hearings, president trump summoned the mob to d.c. on january 6th. before he went on stage, he knew some of them were armed and prepared for combat. during his speech, he implored them to march to the capital, as he had always planned to do. by the time he walked off the stage, his supporters had already breached the outer perimeter of the capitol at the foot of capitol hill. since our last hearings, we ve received new testimony from a security professional, working in the white house complex on january 6th, with access to