they're trying to rush this hearing will take the next day, john eastman called white house counsel eric herschmann to discuss an appeal in georgia . >> i said to him, are you out of your mind? now i'm going to give you the best free legal advice you are ever getting in your life. get a great -- criminal defense lawyer. you are going to need it. and then i hung up on him. >> and the president released a second video condemning the violence more forcefully on january 7th. >> like all americans, i am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem. >> but according to white house aide cassidy hutchinson, it was only the threat of his cabinet invoking the 25th amendment that convinced him to make this video. advisers warned trump that talk of removing him from office with gaining traction. >> think about what might happen in the final 15 days of your presidency if we don't do this. there is already talked about