the committee compiling this comprehensive and compelling minute-by-minute account of trump s inaction, and they documented the pleas from everyone inside and outside the white house for trump to condemn the violence. instead of telling support force back down supporters to back down, trump spent time in his private dining room watching the attack on tv until he finally and reluctantly sent out a video message that advisers said still missed the mark. president trump did not fail to act, he chose not to act. reporter: the house select committee investigating january 6th making the case that then-president trump betrayed his oath of office during the capitol attack. a white house security official whose identity was concealed by the panel details the security concerns in allowing trump to go to the capitol after his rally. the president wanted to lead thousands of people to the capitol. i think that was enough grounds for us to be alarmed. reporter: the committee sai
conducted. also, civilly, there are existing civil lawsuits against donald trump right now from officers and others who were endangered that day based on even a lower standard of evidence, the preponderance of evidence. doj looks at those closely because those lawsuits hinge on whether the president of the united states had some duty owed to people to be able to prevent their injury or their harm and close not to do so. finally, the phrase dereliction of duty, people use it colloquially, i understand why, and you did see a clear dereliction of duty. legally that actually means something. it normally is for the u.s. military code and really only applies to those in the military, although he s the commander in chief, he s a civilian commander in chief. likely it s not a stand-alone crime. but it s the culmination of that obstruction, of that defrauding that we saw evidence of last night. myles, nia, myles mentioned the outtakes which was something that was highly anticipated and