[gavel bangs] the chair recognizes mr. Argo are for an opening statement. On the morning of january 6, President Trump knew that the crowd was angry he knew that they were armed and dangerous and he knew that they were going to the capitol. Its important to understand the link the president was willing to go to physically be at the capitol because it was part of his strategy to disrupt congress and to stay in power. And email was circulated among intelligence officials, including secret service is intelligent officials adjusting communications among rally goers that symptom that specifically contemplate and violence. Trump has given us marching orders, one post wrote. Basically, if you are east of the mississippi, you can and should be there. Advance on the capitol. Keep your guns hidden, dont fuck around, another 50 for sidearm per person. What is clear from this record is at the white house had more than enough warning to warrant stopping any plan for an ellipse rally, and certainly
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