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
memorial, takes pictures, and talks. i just want to confront this demon of carnage, if you want to call it that. and for me to do it i have to come here. reporter: he s lived in highland park for 26 years, and on july 4th went to the parade with his wife and grandchildren. we re 50 feet from the shooter and the easiest targets possible. and why we weren t shot i can t figure out. reporter: he heard the shots and ran, then saw the injuries and one of the dead. here he is on surveillance video. i just couldn t wrap my head around what had just happened. i kept trying to figure it out. and i guess i m still trying to figure out what makes somebody this evil. reporter: it s the question this entire community is trying to answer. for the first two days i would say am i still sleeping? is this a nightmare? wake me up because it cannot feel real. and you go through these waves where you re numb for a little bit and then you get angry and then you feel guilty and overwh
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
went under oath to describe what she saw and heard on and around january 6th. now, they ve been taking aim at her second hand account, calling it hearsay, when she testified that on insurrection day, an angry donald trump demanded his secret service detail drive him to the capitol and lunged at him. tonight, hutchinson has corroboration on part of her testimony. cnn spoke with two secret service members, including a long-time member. both say they also heard about a confrontation in the presidential suv after the rally, a story they say spread widely around the agency in the weeks and months after january 6th. though neither source heard the part about trump trying to grab the steering wheel or any physical altercation with a security agent. one source did hear from agents that trump indeed demanded to be taking to the capitol, shouting something like, i m the fing president, lunging forward in the vehicle, and berating his detail when he didn t get his way. the second source
the lies. if you ask how many republican congressmen believe trump was re-elected i d say maybe a couple but 60% of our base does. 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 t