with his 2:24 p.m. tweet condemning mike pence directly endangered his vice president s life. he d been told exactly how bad it was at the capitol. although the president s chief of staff, mark meadows, has refused to testify before this committee, mr. meadows aid, ben williamson and white house press secretary sarah matthews testified that mr. meadows went to the dining near the oval office to tell the president about the violence at the capitol before the president s 2:24 p.m. tweet. it was clear that it was escalating and escalating quickly. so, then when that tweet, the mike pence tweet, was sent out, i remember us saying that that was the last thing that needed to be tweeted at that moment. congressman pete avril says the committee s investigation says that immediately after that tweet, the crowd inside and outside the capitol surges. two minutes later, the secret service evacuated the former vice president from the senate chamber, coming within 40 feet, according
And people are exhausted. Trump did respond to Michael Cohens plea today. This morning he wrote if anyone is looking for a good lawyer, i would strongly suggest that you dont retain the services of Michael Cohen and Michael Cohen plead guilty to two counts of Campaign Finance violations that are not a crime. President obama had a big Campaign Finance violation and it was easily settled. Trump also spoke to fox news about his relationship with Michael Cohen. He was a lawyer for me for one of many, you know, there was a lawyer and the fixer. I dont know if he was a fixer. I dont know where that term came from, but hes didnt do big deals. Did small deals. Not somebody that was with me that much. You know, they make it sound like i didnt live without him. I understood Michael Cohen very well. Turned out he wasnt a very good lawyer, frankly. He was somebody that was probably with me for about ten take this all together this being the president of the United States after all. The Washington
Least for now, at flooes for a day, trump Resoutheasted Lashing Out in a dramatic and public way. Instead, wednesday was a moment for calculation and conversation, a pause for a rattled administration. According to white house officials and outside advisors familiar with the discussions. Michael cohens lawyer is making it clear his client is ready, willing, and able to share what he knows with robert mueller. Jonathan lamere is standing by captures the State Of Affairs in his latest title more dirt on President Trump . Lanny davis made a series of Television Appearances today. Here is what he said this morning. Is he hoping for a pardon from President Trump . Not only is not hoping for it, he would not accept a pardon. He considers a pardon from somebody who acted so corruptly as president to be something he would never accept. Earlier this evening, davis
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stayed for the next four and a half hours, barely missing rioters a few feet away. approximately 40 feet. that s all there was. 40 feet between the vice president and the mob. the committee also revealed testimony by white house aides that the president, trump, already knew rioters were inside the capitol before he tweeted trump, quote, didn t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and constitution. joining us now, carol lynning, author of zero fail: the rise and fall of the secret service. carol, what did today reveal to the american people about the danger the pence family and their entourage were in? anderson, i think what today unveiled and uncovered was how much closer to mortal danger
happening. then paul manafort would no longer have the right to avoid testifying because of self-incrimination. prosecutors would be able to put him on the stand the next day and say you have to tell us everything there is to know about president trump. carol, is it fair to assume that donald trump has not done due diligence as a client and told his legal team everything mr. cohen might know because in plain english, mr. cohen handled just about everything. whatever the president s effort to diminish him tonight that we showed earlier. and a lot of it is unpleasant business. you know i m so glad you asked me that, brian. it is something that perplexed me for months. and i m just stunned talking to the sources that i talk to or close to the president who say, you know, we ve never really asked him. it s kind of uncomfortable. i mean, every lawyer it s like