Upholds his faith, his duty and upholds the constitution and mike pence is not a traitor to this country. Hes a patriot. And he and his family who was with him that day didnt deserve this, didnt deserve a president unleashing a mob on them especially because he was just doing his job. As this was unfolding and the crowd grew more violent, the president , of course, was not alone at the white house, and the people closest to him, his family and advisers who saw this unfolding in real time begged him, implored him to stop the attack. An aide to mark meadows, the president s chief of staff, urged his boss to go see the president say, quote, they are going to kill people. Theyre going to kill people. Thats what those around President Trump feared, and still nothing. It wasnt until 2 38 p. M. , nearly two hours after the start of the siege that donald trump even acknowledged the attack. And when he finally did acknowledge the attack heres what he said. On the right you will see what had bee
And good evening. Breaking news this hour on the former president s conduct during the January 6th Riot that could have an impact on his Impeachment Trial which is now at a delicate moment and could upend the timeline when the trial is supposed to end. The defenses team laid out today, right now the Report A Phone Call between the former president and the republican Conference Leader in the house Kevin Mccarthy as the attack was unfolding. Cnn Special Correspondent jamie joins us with her report. Jamie, this is extraordinary report, explain what you learned. Were learning really speaks to President Trumps continued desire to delay and to try to prevent the Election Results. I think this is critical insight into his State Of Mind. We previously knew there was a phone call that took place On January 6th between trump and republican leader Kevin Mccarthy. When mccarthy called Trump Begging trump to stop the rioters, i have spoken to multiple republican members of the house have knowledge
Come this afternoon. And the defense team said it did not incite riots. The key question the defense left unanswered ear, what if anything the then president did to actually respond to the riot, particularly, the danger to his own Vice President. We have more on that report coming. But first, heres some of the key argument from the yesterdays proceedings. The senate will convene the court of impeachment. No thinking person could seriously believe that the president s January 6th Speech on the ellipse was in any way an incitement to violence or insurrection. The suggestion is patently absurd on its face. And we fight. You cant incite what was already going to happen. This unprecedented effort is not about democrats opposing political violence. Its about democrats trying to disqualify the political opposition. It is constitutional cancel culture. We have reason to believe, the House Managers manipulated evidence and selectively edited footage. I know that everyone here will soon be march
Speak to that. I think its important to just note these past few weeks trump himself down in maralago, hes playing a little golf, probably watching a lot of television. Hes been silent. He has been relatively silent. A few statements put out by what he calls the office of the 45th president. Hold on. This session is about to begin. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead us in prayer. Order and the chaplain will lead us in prayer. Let us pray. Oh, lord, our god, yesterday this chamber reverberated to a Standing Ovation for the courage of officer Eugene Goodman in defending this building and human life. May our legislative jurors strive to emulate his courage in their defense of the United States constitution. Lord, touch and move them to believe that the end does not justify the means. Help them to remember that the end is inherent and built into the means. Fill our senators with a spirit that combines common sense with commitment, conscience and courage. We pray in your merciful name
That passes the last test. I think you might see some Democratic Senators say, look, this is ridiculous if one side gets to call a witness, the other side does. I dont think well go down that road because its so obviously unfair. But at this point its pandemonium. inaudible i have no idea, i mean, its hearsay or double hearsay. I spent a lot of my career as a practicing lawyer. I can tell you at any court in america, you have a witness who gets up who begins their testimony with, well, i dont know, but i heard a guy who told me that witness gets laughed out of court. That doesnt get allowed in any ordinary circumstance. The entire House Managers case is based on hearsay, double hearsay, someone told someone told someone. None of that is credible and reliable. I actually thought the president s Defense Lawyers did an effective job with their montage of all the times the House Managers said well, this has been reported, thats been reported. With all due respect to our good folks in the p