187 minutes of what was described as donald trump s dereliction of duty on january 6th. we also heard testimony from two former white house insiders, deputy national security advisor matthew pottinger, and sarah matthews. they both resigned shortly after the insurrection took place. the panel tonight focused on those three plus hours between the time donald trump left the rally, and when he sent out that tweet telling his supporters to go home. trying to make the case that trump chose to allow his supporters to carry out that deadly assault on the capitol. on january 6th, when lives and our democracy hung in the balance. president trump refused to act because of his selfish desire to stay in power. president trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes the between leaving the ellipse and telling them up to go home. he chose not to act. one of the committees key points, donald trump knew the capital was under siege 15 minutes after he left the rally. yet, made no eff
the president s visit comes as his administration is facing mounting pressure following this, you know, 41-year inflation high that we re seeing and a huge surge in gas prices. the nation s national average for gas, $5.02 a gallon now. all of this as a key inflation measure slowed slightly last month. also this morning, the white house is now confirming that the president will be traveling to the middle east, specifically to israel and saudi arabia, in july. we re also learning his visit will include a meeting with the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman. remember, president biden had previously called the kingdom a pariah for its role in the killing of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. that was before he became president. we ll have much more on that in a moment. plus, the january 6th committee is postponing now a hearing that was scheduled for tomorrow. a member of the committee saying this was due to technical issues. we ll be live on capitol hill with
revealed. right now, the nation s focus returns to the u.s. capitol as we await the most comprehensive account yet of crimes committed against the united states on this sacred ground. welcome to cnn special coverage of attack on democracy here on cnn. i m jake tapper, about an hour away from the rare prime time presentation on this committee and let s be clear, what will happen in the hearing room tonight is not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th, specifically, it is a month s long campaign and conspiracy to undermine democracy in america. it s about a president and those around him desperate to hold on to power at any cost, even if it meant destroying the american experiment. committee aides say we will hear and see interviews conducted with trump insiders for the first time. we expect that to possibly include members of the former president s family, as well as former senior administration and trump campaign officials. the hearing will showcase l