annulled trump did not one condemn this attack he did not once condemn the attackers in fact on january 6th the only person he condemned this is on vice president mike pence who was hiding in this building with his family in fear for his life. in the 1st crucial hours of this violent attack he did nothing to stop it nothing to help us. by all accounts from the people that were around him he was delighted. and here is the last thing donald trump said that day and you might remember this from my motions presentation earlier in the week at 6 pm and january 6th after all the destruction that you just saw the

capitol police and the national guard fighting to secure this building here's what donald trump tweeted these are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long go home with love and in peace remember this day for ever he got what he incited and according to don trump we got what we deserved donald trumps incitement of this insurrection including his dereliction of his duty as commander in chief to defend the capital and the people and it is complete refusal to condemn the attack while it was going on and its continued incitement of the violence during the attack require impeachment. now let's turn to then

president trump's conduct that day i want to start at the beginning when he addressed his thousands of great patriots as he called them that morning were around noon began speaking as a rally just down pennsylvania avenue even before dawn front finished speaking his supporters began to walk down to the capitol and they were already starting to chant stop the steel storm the capitol invade the capitol fight for trump. and by 12 53 pm they had violently forced their way through the barricades here at the capitol now about 1 o'clock that day with this chaos just starting speaker pelosi as the constitution requires formally commence the process by which this chamber certifies the election results within 10 minutes at 1 11 pm as if almost on cue donald trump concluded his speech

with his final reminder to the thousands gathered there it was time to go to the capitol let's watch it we're going to the capitol and we're going to try and get. but we're going to try and give our republicans their weight ones because the strong ones don't need any of our we're trying to go in to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country so let's walk down pennsylvania avenue i want to thank you all god bless you and god bless america thank you also being in this you thank you very far. now you've seen what happened when these supporters following his orders arrived

here at the cut at the capitol but i want to look at what happened next now you'll recall during the speech president trump said we're going to the capital sort of suggestion that he was going to go with this crowd of course that was not true. but let's hear what he said. in the ballot is up to congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy and after this we're going to walk down and i'll be there with you we're going to walk. we're going to walk down anyone you want but i think right here we're going to walk down to the capitol would because of course was not true he did not go with him to the capitol he left and went back to the white house and while he was on route to the white house violence really began to grow here at the capitol and within minutes of donald trump's speech ending there were significant reports of escalating violence that began to

surface buildings around the capitol were starting to be evacuated and by $115.00 an explosive device had been found at the d.n.c. a pipe bomb had been found at the r. and c. about 15 minutes earlier. the house sergeant at arms had called for immediate assistance 1 34 pm the mayor of washington d.c. called for additional national guard troops won't go through all of the details of the violence that unfolded here you just saw that but as we walked through what our commander in chief did that day i want to be very clear about exactly what was happening here at the same time for 40 minutes while buildings were being cleared pipe bombs were being found his supporters were literally breaching the perimeter of the capitol and overwhelming on force and you saw the violence that

was occurring we heard nothing from the president of the united states we didn't hear anything from donald trump until 1 49 pm when while all of this is unfolding president trump sent out a tweet this was the 1st thing he did when he learned the united states capitol all the members of congress his own vice president was under violent attack and what was that tweet. nearly an hour after the wires breached the capitol perimeter at $149.00 donald trump released a propaganda reel of his save america speech that he'd given an hour before one be clear the events i just described the riders are breaching the capital

attacking law enforcement the violence is being broadcast all over the television for the whole world to see including the president united states and i want to show you this is what is happening right before donald trump sends that video out again and as he does it. the our country is that we will not take it anymore and that's what this is all about the would the would you say favorite term that all of your people really came up with we will stop the steel would because you'll never take back our country with weakness you have to show strength and you have to be straw the. even if president trump claims he didn't know the extent of the violence that would follow his speech it was now happening in plain view broadcast on television his supporters were

attacking law enforcement the mayor and the police chief were calling for help members of congress and the vice president were inside scared for their lives and it doesn't send help doesn't try to stop it doesn't even acknowledge the attack instead our commander in chief tweeted the video of the speech that he'd given before that included language like our country has had enough we will not take it anymore and that's what this is all about you have to be strong those around donald trump as was later reported were disgusted it's close aides his advisors those working for him former officials even his family were begging him to do something kellyanne conway the president's close advisor called to quote at her name to the chorus of aides urging donald trump to take

action if. the president's own daughter went to the oval office as soon as the rioting escalated and was as confirmed by senator graham quote trying to get trump to speak out to tell everyone to leave and vote. our narrative leader kevin mccarthy called jared cushion or pleading with him to persuade trump to issue a statement or to do something and cushion or to wind down to the white house after that call and it wasn't just the people at the white house members of congress from both parties who are trapped here calling the white house to ask for help. some members even appealed directly to donald from these members who had quote been loyal tram supporters and were even willing to vote against the electoral college results were now scared for their lives. minority leader kevin mccarthy

repeatedly even got into a screaming match as the attack was under way demanding that trump do something issue a statement denouncing the mob i imagine many of you sitting here today picked up your phone and tried to reach somebody at the white house to ask for help this wasn't partisan politics these were americans from all sides trying to force our commander in chief to protect and defend our country he was required to do that now the extent of how many people tried to reach the president to get him to act is not known but what is clear what we know without any doubt is that from the very beginning the people around down lobbied him to take command what's also clear is what donald trump our commander in chief did in those initial hours

to protect us nothing not. thing he knew what was happening the attack was on t.v. we know all know that president trump had the power to stop these attacks he was our commander in chief. he had the power to assess the security situation send back up send help he also had incited this violent attack they were listening to him he could have commanded them to leave. but he did in the 1st critical hour and a half of this bloody attack donald trump tweeted his rally speech and did nothing else and we know why. we know his state of mind that prompted his utter complete refusal to defend us it was reported by those around him the president as reported by sources at the

time was delighted as he watched the violence unfold on television president trump was reportedly and i quote borderline enthusiastic because it meant the certification was being direct. and quote senator ben sasse role in a conversation with senior white house officials the president trump was quote walking around the white house confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was and quote trumps reaction to this attack reportedly genuinely freaked people out i understand why we just suffered a very serious attack attack on our country and we saw it and the people around him knew it but when donald trump saw it he was delighted that what president

trump did next confirms why he was so delighted i wanted this because it shows that his singular focus that day the day we were attacked was not protecting us was not protecting us not protecting the capital it was stopping the certification of the election results. the evidence is clear shortly after 2 pm as the seed was fully underway then president from made a call this is the 1st call that we are aware he made to anyone inside the capitol during the attack didn't call the vice president to ask how he could help defend the capital didn't call the next 2 in line to succession of the presidency to check on their safety or well being instead he attempted to call center tarboro dialed sarah lee by accident senator lee describes it he had just ended a prayer with his colleagues here in the senate chamber and the phone rang it

was donald trump and i would certainly explain that the phone call goes something like this hey tommy from bass and sally says this isn't tommy and he hands the phone to center to. certainly then confirm that he stood by as center top level and present from a spoke on the phone and on that call donald trump reportedly asked center of the world to make additional objections to the certification process that's why he called let's be clear at roughly 2 pm when donald trump was walking around the white house watching the t.v. delighted and spent 5 to 10 minutes talking to senator tubber bill urging him to delay the election results this is what was happening in the capitol.

hill boss purchaser in the country. was. you saw senator lankford stop speaking leave the floor quickly in that clip because the surgeons had broken through the barricades and had entered the building and as these armed insurrection is banged on the doors members of congress were told to put on their gas mask to put bags over their heads for safety and prepare to evacuate and donald trump was calling to ask the senator to delay the sort of occasion process let that sink in

donald trump didn't get to finish that call was cut off because the senators had to move to another location for your security and thank god they did because as the call was occurring the riders got closer to the senate chambers and as we all know now but for the heroism of capitol police officer eugene goodman and other law enforcement officers who took them in a different direction to the police line they very likely would have gotten here think about that armed insurrection has guns weapons their ties brass knuckles they were coming for us they were inside the united states capitol trying to stop the certification process the police were outnumbered and but for the grace of god they would have gotten us all of us and our commander in chief makes a call about an hour after the siege began not to preserve protect and

defend you and our country and the capitol but to join forces with the mob and pressure a senator to stop certification just can't get the nominee to this kind of behavior there can be no doubt as to the purpose of donald trump's call that he was not calling to assess the security threats or to check on the well being of you anyone else. indeed later on that evening while all of the destruction and damage still continued dozens of offices were being treated for serious injuries deaths were confirmed about 7 pm the president's personal lawyer rudy giuliani made a call and just in case you don't think there was some coordination he also called senator lees phone trying to reach the owner tavel we don't have to guess as to

what rudy giuliani said in that voicemail because we have it recorded so let's listen to what the president's personal lawyer said on the night of this attack. or to take this originally out of the president's order. i want to discuss with you how the final rush is hearing and how you. try to slow it down. this was the singular focus of donald trump during this bloody violent attack on the capitol stopping the certification. look as i mentioned i was a trial lawyer for 16 years sometimes you have to ask a jury to use reasonable inferences to piece together a defendant's state of mind we don't have to do this here while our country was

violently attacked by an armed mob president from not only refused to stop the attack or even address the attack at all he made clear his focus was the same goal of the attackers he incited to stop the certification process and prevent the peaceful transition of power. the only action we know that he took an hour into this attack was to call center tavel to ask him to delay this sort of occasion this is as clear as the months as i have ever seen of what donald trump really cared about that day. now look the sort of occasion process as we all know includes to bathe in objections some of us disagreed but we came here in january 6 to formally administer the certification process pursuant to our constitutional duties and at the end of it congress certify the results to ensure that we continue

to be a country with leaders who are elected by the people for the people donald trump's objection to the sort of occasion are not on trial but what is on trial is what we were under armed attack and being evacuated while our law enforcement officers were fighting for their lives our commander in chief was calling not to determine how to best secure the building and the people in it but to continue to pressure senators to stop the certification process and the peaceful transfer of power just has the incited the mob to do earlier in the day this was a breath taking dereliction of his duty and his violation of his oath as our commander in chief centers before i hand it over to manager castro to walk through the rest of the day he's let me make one final point these

attackers stood right where you are they went on that rostrum they rifled through your desks and they desecrated this place and literally the president sat delighted. doing nothing to help us calling one of you to pressure you to stop the certification it can't be that the commander in chief can inside a lawless bloody insurrection and then utterly failed in his duty as commander in chief to defend us from the attack to defend our law enforcement officers from that attack and just get away with it donald trump abdicated his duty to us all. we have to make this right and you can make it right.

if you're just joining us where watching donald trump's impeachment trial in the u.s. senate we just heard from david. one of the impeachment managers. let's return back to capitol hill in those 1st critical hours of the attack he sent a tweet at 1 49 pm where he wrote re posted a video of the speech that incited the attack and he called the senator to ask him to delay the certification as a senator was being evacuated for his own safety we left off around 2 15 pm at this point insurgents were inside the senate and the house

and the senate had been evacuated for everyone's safety and as you saw vice president might pence and his family even had to be evacuated for their safety now you'll recall donald trump had made vice president pence a target he attacked the vice president at the rallies in speeches and on twitter and during trump during president trump's speech that morning of the attack he ramped it up again after privately pressuring mike pence. in front of thousands in the crowd he called mike pence out 11 times including saying quote mike pence i hope you're going to stand up for the good of our constitution and for the good of your country and if you're not i'm going to be disappointed in you i will tell you right now and this was the crowd's

response to donald trump's days of relentless attacks on his own vice president. was. like 2 15 pm the crowd was chanting in unison hang mike pence outside the very building he'd been evacuated from with his family now even if president trump didn't know that his inflammatory remarks about his vice president would result in chance of hanging mike pence by 2 15 pm he surely knew the attack was all over

television they were doing this out in the open this was a vice president whose life whose families life was being threatened by people who the president had summoned to the capitol and what it president trying to do in response did he stop did he tell his base no don't attack my vice president even when president trump knew what his words were causing he didn't do any of those things to stop the crowd in fact he did the opposite he fuel the fire. at 2 24 pm he tweeted quote mike pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our

constitution usa demands the truth over an hour and a half into the attack and this is what he tweeted and he still even at this point did not acknowledge the attack on the capitol let alone condemn it instead he further incites the mob against his own vice president whose life was being threatened with some of you may say well who was paying attention anyway or that mob was paying attention by. god god god god. was like god

my god my god. why was. the god. with. the. with. the. the god the. the insurgents amplified president trump's tweet attacking the vice president with

a bullhorn they were paying attention and they also followed instructions. in fact the insurgents were at one point as you saw 60 feet away from the vice president and the vice president's family some of these insurgents were heard saying quote that they hoped to find vice president mike pence and execute him by hanging him from a capitol hill tree as a traitor and then they arrested a gallows with a noose. this is what donald trump incited please take a close look at that picture it harkens

back to our nation's worst history of lynching a president's words have the power to move people to action these are the results and why did the president incite such rage against the vice president he was fulfilling his constitutional duty as we all were that day vice presidents in this country have been carrying out this constitutional duty overseeing the certification of the election results without incident without contest without a word for the entirety of our nation it's part of our full transition of power in the united states and the vice president said he reviewed the constitution and he could not block certification as president trump wanted him and was pressuring

him to do he told the president in a letter that morning a few hours before president trump's tweet quo i will approach this moment with a sense of duty and an open mind setting politics and personal interests aside and do my part to faithfully discharge my duties our duties under the constitution. i also pray that we will do so with humility and faith and the president's response to that statement was to attack mike pence while he was with his family under the threat of a violent mob the vice president was following his faith his duty and his oath to our nation and the vice president i.