potus is going to have us march there. can't get out about the second stage, because people might try to sabotage. this was two days in advance of the insurrection. we know from hutchinson's testimony trump was told the mob was armed but he doubled down, and people listened. >> we didn't actually plan to go down there. you know, we went basically to see the stop the steal rally, and that was it. >> so why did you decide to march to the capitol? >> well basically, you know, the president, you know, got everybody riled up, told everybody to head on down, and we basically was just following what he said. >> what does that show, david? >> you know, it's typical of trump. what he tries to do is have people do things and not have his finger prints on it, you know. but it fails here because there's a demonstrated capacity to rile up his tweet followers, in other people, have him do what he directs. there's a whole history of that. that's what he does here. there's no escaping it. i think certainly what he is directing in his twee

potus is going to have us march there, slash the capital. it cannot get out about the second stage because people will try to set up another and sabotage it. it can also not get out about the march because i will be in trouble with the national park service and all the agencies. but potus is going to just call for it, quote, unexpectedly. the end of the message indicates the presidents plan to have his followers march to the capital was not being broadly discussed. and then on the morning of january 5th, ali alexander, whose firebrand style concerned katrina pierson, sent a similar text to a conservative journalist. mr. alexander said, tomorrow, ellipse, then u.s. capital. trump is supposed to order us to the capital at the end of his speech,, but we will see. president trump did follow through on his plan using his january 6th speech to tell the supporters to march to the capital on january six. the evidence confirms that this was not a spontaneous call to action, but rather was a deliberate strategy decided upon in advance by the president

potus is going to have us march there/the capital. it cannot get out about about the second stage, because people will try to set up another and sabotage it. it can also not get out about the march because i will be in trouble with the national park service and all the agencies. but potus is just going to call for it, quote unexpectedly. and then on the morning of january 5th, ali alexander, whose firebrand concerned katrina pierson, sent a similar text to a conservative journalist. mr. alexander said, tomorrow, ellipse then u.s. capitol. trump is supposed to order us to the capitol at the end of his speech but we will see. >> ellipse, then u.s. capitol. so revealed today by the january six investigation, it was the plan all along for trump to say to the crowd that he was rallying just outside the white house. it was the plan all along for him to tell them unexpectedly that they should leave that rally's site and walk to congress. walk to the u.s. capitol building across town where congress was meeting to count the electoral votes. th

"i'm such a huge fan potus totally bought it.way back to the white house, activate third nugget protocol. this scandal is so bad that the department of homeland security has now reportedly launched a criminal investigation into the destruction of the text messages the secret service played a key role in the events of that day and they presumably witnessed everything trump was doing from watching television to watching television to -- >> watching television >> seth: this has been "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ♪ >> seth: we'll be right back with the cast of "nope," everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> announcer: for more of seth's "closer looks," be sure to subscribe to "late night" on youtube. i'm a fancy exercise bike noobie. and i've gone from zero to obsessed in like... three days. instructor: come on milwaukee! i see you! after riding twelve miles to nowhere, i'm taking a detour. and if you don't have the right home insurance coverage, you could be working out a way to pay for this yourself. get allstate and be bett

potus is going to call for it unexpectedly.play that. >> the organizer says, "this stays between us, we're having a second stage at the supreme court again after the ellipse. potus is going to have us march there/the capitol. it cannot get out about the second stage because people will try and set up another and sabotage it. it can also not get out about the march because i will be in trouble with the national park service and all the agencies, but potus is going to just call for it unexpectedly." the end of the message indicates that the president's plan to have his followers march to the capitol was not being broadly discussed. >> this, for me, luke, brought back all of cassidy hutchinson's testimony about movements, presidential movements that are planned and presidential movements that are otr and liz cheney has her go through, what's an otr movement? it's clear that they're building to what the organizers were told to expect, which was a movement from donald trump to the capitol. >> reporter: right. that's right. you know,

, potus is - seventh, ofjanuary, so this is the day after, potus is very. the day after, potus is veryhim that i was submitting my resignation. he accepted the resignation but he also asked whether they could stay until he could get back to the white house, and i agreed to that. we both wanted to make sure that i was leaving in a responsible way. we still have foreign adversaries to worry about, hackers, terrorists, nation states and i did not want to leave my chair empty, given that i was the top national security staff are in the white house. so i ended up staying at my desk through the night, when robert o'brien arrived back at the white house the next morning, the morning of the seventh id briefed with him and left for the last time. so you and i both share a passion for national security of our country. can you share with me, what is your view on how january six impacted with me, what is your view on howjanuary six impacted our national security?— howjanuary six impacted our national security? well, when ou national security? well, when you have _ national security? well, when you

but potus is going to just call for it "unexpectedly." the end of the message indicates the plan to march to the capitol was not broadly discussed. and the morning of january 5th, ali alexander, whose firebrand style concerned katrina pearson, sent a similar text to a conservative journalist. mr. alexander said, tomorrow, ellipse then u.s. capitol. trump is supposed to order us to the capitol at the end of the speech, we will see. president trump did follow through on his plan using his january 6th speech to tell his supporters to march to the capitol on january 6th. the evidence confirms this was not a spontaneous call to action, but rather was a deliberate strategy decided upon in advance by the president. another part of the president's strategy involved certain members of congress who amplified his unsupported assertions that the election had been stolen. in the weeks after the election, the white house coordinated closely with president trump's allies and congress to disseminate his false claims and encourage members of the public to

basically i left because potus says to go. so the overall point that liz cheney introduced here that they were trying to make is there's no way that the former president can say oh, i just believed it, even in spite of being told that this was all false. >> he's a 76-year-old man and no one can tell him what to do. >> let's play that so everyone can hear in case they didn't hear it at the time. >> president trump is a 76-year-old man. he is not an impressionable child. donald trump had access to more detailed and specific information showing that the election was not actually stolen than almost any other american, and he was told this over and over again. no rational or sane man in his position could disregard that information and reach the opposite conclusion. and donald trump cannot escape responsibility by being willfully blind. >> one of the things i found interesting that you brought up about the witness steven ayers is the line of questioning seemed to imply something the happened to him. not that he had been willingly d

potus is very emotional and in a bad place. rep. kinzinger: you heard secretary scalia wanted president trump to convene a cabinet meeting. he put his request in a memo to the president. here is what it said. you can see that secretary scalia recommended that the president "no longer publicly questioned the election results after wednesday. no one can deny this is harmful." secretary scalia also highlighted the importance of the public knowing the president would invoke his cabinet in decision-making and not "certain private individuals." although secretary scalia did not say it, he was referring to rudy giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with president trump to try to overturn the election. secretary scalia understood the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. mr. pottinger, when you made the decision to resign, did you walk out of the white house immediately? mr. pottinger: no. i wanted to first talk to my immediate boss, the national security

he told another organizer, quote, potus is not ignorant of what his words would do. rioters storming the capitol also heard president trump's message in this video. you'll see surveillance footage from the rotunda that shows a group of oath keepers including jessica watkins, has been charged with seditious conspiracy. you'll hear her walkie talkie communications with others as they share intelligence and communicate about president trump's to 38 tweet in real time. again, we were in the audience at this clip. also contains strong language. >> cnn just said that they evacuated all members of congress into a safe during. >> there's no safe place in the united states for and his mother for workers right now. 2. >> i they understand that we are not joking around. >> it's, you know, the jury principal one, 0, 5, military principal, one, 0, 5 cave means grave. >> trump just tweeted, we're please support our capitol police. they are on our side, do not harm them. >> that's saying a lot. but what he didn't say he didn't say not to do anything to the well, he did not ask him

potus is just going to call for it, quote unexpectedly. and then on the morning of january 5th, ali alexander, sent a similar text to a conservative journalist. mr. alexander said, tomorrow, ellipse then u.s. capitol. trump is supposed to order us to the capitol at the end of his speech but we will see. >> ellipsis, then u.s. capital. so revealed today by the january six investigation, it was the plan all along for trump to say to the crowd that he was railing just outside the white house. it was the plan all along for him to tell them unexpectedly that they should leave that rallies site and walk to the congress. walk to the u.s. capital building across town where congress was meeting to count the electoral votes. that had not been put in the rally application, that i'm not been something that was discussed in the upper appalachians at all, to make a movement like that safe, or anything approaching safe, it was going to be a surprise. the rally organizers were told people that mike lindell, the pillow guy were told that these were the pre

potus is going to have a smart there, slash, the capital. get out about the second stage, because people will try and set up another and sabotage it. it can also not get out about the march, because i will be in trouble with the national park service and all the agencies, but potus is going to just call for it, quote, unexpectedly. the end of the message indicates that the president's plan to have his followers marched to the capital was not being broadly discussed. then, on the morning of january 5th, only alexander -- concerned katrina pierson, sent a similar's text to a concerned journalist. mr. alexander said, tomorrow, ellipse, then u.s. capitol. trump is supposed to order us to the capitol at the end of his speech, but we will see. president trump did follow through on his plan using his january 6th speech to tell his supporters to march to the capitol on january 6th. the evidence confirms that this was not a spontaneous call to action, but rather was a deliberate strategy decided upon in advance by the president. upon in advance by th

however, the potus motorcade was placed on standby. so we were told to stand by until they confirmed whether or not the president was going to go to the capitol. so i may have waited i would just estimate 45 minutes to an hour, waiting for secret service to make that decision. >> the motorcade waited at the white house for more than 45 minutes before being released. committee is also aware that accounts of the angry confrontation in the presidential suv have circulated widely among the secret service since january 6th. recent disclosures have also caused the committee to subpoena yet further information from the secret service, which we've begun to receive and will continue to assess. the committee is also aware that certain secret service witnesses have now retained new private counsel. we anticipate further testimony under oath and other new information in the coming weeks. after the secret service refused to take president trump to the capitol, he returned to the white house. what you see on the screen is a photo of him inside the o

however the potus motorcade was placed on standby. we were told to stand by until they confirmed whether or not the president was going to go to the capitol. and so i may have waited, i would estimate, 45 minutes to an hour, waiting for secret service to make that decision. >> the waited at the white house for more than 45 minutes before being released. the committee is also aware that accounts of the angry confrontation in the presidential suv have circled widely since january 6. recent disclosures have also caused the committee to subpoena yet further information from the secret service, which we've begun to receive and will continue to assess. the committee is also aware that certain secret service witnesses have now retained new private counsel. we anticipate further testimony under oath and other new information in the coming weeks. after the secret service refused to take president trump to the capitol, he returned to the white house. what you see on the screen is a photo of him inside the oval office immediately after he return

potus is very emotional and in a bad place. rep. kinzinger: you heard secretary scalia wanted president trump to convene a cabinet meeting. he put his request in a memo to the president. here is what it said. you can see that secretary scalia recommended that the president "no longer publicly questioned the election results after wednesday. no one can deny this is harmful." secretary scalia also highlighted the importance of the public knowing the president would invoke his cabinet in decision-making and not "certain private individuals." although secretary scalia did not say it, he was referring to rudy giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with president trump to try to overturn the election. secretary scalia understood the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. mr. pottinger, when you made the decision to resign, did you walk out of the white house immediately? mr. pottinger: no. i wanted to first talk to my immediate boss, the national security

instead, one rally organizer texted that potus will call for it unexpectedly. trump ad-libbed part of his speech calling for rally goers to march to the capitol. this encouraged writers like stephen ayres who has pled guilty for entering the capitol illegally. >> he basically got everybody riled up. told everybody to head down. we basically were following what he said. >> did use think that the president would be marching with you? >> yes. i think everybody thought he was going to be coming down. he said that at his speech. like he would be there with us. i believed it. we met the call to washington attracted far right groups like the old keepers and pop was for both of which had strong connections to roger stone and michael flynn. testified before the committee the grave danger these groups pose to the country. >> we need to talk about truth and what it would be. it would be an armed revolution. this could've been the spark that started a new civil war. no one would have won there. >> the committee ultimately making its case that trump should be held accountab

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potus is not ignorant what writers could do. also heard president trump's message. in this video you can see surveillance video that shows a group of oath keepers including jessica watkins who has been charged with said ishes conspiracy. -- seditious language. we warn you that this language also contains harsh language. >> there is no safe place in the united states for any of these mother fuckers right now, let me tell you. >> they understand that we are not joking around. >> it's military principle 105, military principle 105, cave means grave. >> trump just tweeted, "please support our capitol police. they are on our side. ot nar hm them." >> that is saying a lot but what he didn't say, he didn't say not to do anything to the congressmen. (laughing). >> he did not ask them to stand down. he just said stand by the capitol police they are on our side and they are good people. so it's getting real down there. i got it on tv and it's looking federate friggin radical to me. cnn said trump egged this on, he is egging it on and he is watching the country burn two and a

the fiancÉ of jamal khashoggi says what she says her fiancÉ would have, hey, potus, is this the kinduntability you promised for my murder? and "the washington post" publisher and ceo said that they called the fist bump shameful in a statement. >> how can i possibly be sure of any of that. >> he was asked if he would apologize. the crown prince appears to smirk during that moment. >> so far no word on any major announcements between the u.s. and saudi arabia when it comes to oil deals, the president reportedly pushed green energy, however the president does expect an oil boost in the coming weeks. so stay tuned. >> think he was always, we appreciate your report. so much to unpack their, and to help us with that, nancy, it's so great to have you with us. it's an honor to have you in the studio. sometimes we get to see you in one of the little pods, there is so much there, i want to begin by asking your reaction to the president of the united states sort of laughing off this idea that maybe the fist bump was inappropriate from a visual perspective. >> yes, everywhere that joe biden goes

in washington speak, potus versus scotus. >> i share the public outrage at this extremist court.wards with fewer rights. as i said, this is not over. >> your zip code should not determine your rights. >> this is chaos. it's frightening but we are doing we can to make sure. make sure we are protected. the rights of women are falling on the shoulders of a handful of states. >> taking on people with lifetime appointments? >> it's been a controversial issue since president biden was running for this office. the idea some progressives have put forward of expanding the supreme court. so far this president showing no appetites for that. he is wanting to take on the supreme court ruling on abortion rights in roe versus wade. that was the purpose of that meeting today. politically this will be i think the democrats hope will be an invigorating topic for getting voters out to the polls but it's a tough one. >> mike: jeff -- how he cannot forgive me what about this battle between the white house and scotus? >> i don't understand why the president goes on tv and says let's suspend the filibu

including a draft tweet that was never posted, and rally organizers who said potus is going to just callorganizer ali alexander knew trump's plan. >> we're going to walk down pennsylvania avenue. >> trump even ad-libbed in the speech he would be joining the rallygoers at the capitol. while he didn't go, his supporters did. and the deadly riot ensued. in the wake of the attack, trump's former campaign manager brad parscale said trump's rhetoric may have killed someone. katrina pierson responted, it wasn't the rhetoric. parscale said, katrina, yes, it was. now, the committee also revealing that there could be also more evidence of potential witness tampering. liz cheney, the vice chair of the committee, saying after the last hearing, donald trump tried to call a witness who has not yet been seen and that person declined to answer the question. they alerted their lawyer. the lawyer alerted the committee. cheney said they have told the justice department about that, but the committee at this moment declining to reveal more details about that call. >> manu raju, thank you so much. >> coming u

potus is very emotional and in a bad place. convene a cabinet meeting. he put a request in the memo to the president. you can see that secretary scalia requested that the president no longer publicly question the election results after wednesday. no one can deny this is harmful. secretary scalia also highlighted the importance of the public knowing the president would invoke his cabinet in decision making and not certain private individuals. secretary scalia did not say it, he was referring to rudy giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with president trump to try to overturn the election. secretary scalia understood that the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. >> joining us now former defense secretary william cohen, prior to joining the clinton administration secretary cohen served in congress for more than two decades as a republican senator and a member of the house judiciary committee where he played a critical role in the watergate hear

the potus was screaming 'the winner was me!'onspiracies hung like a stench in the air as thin and as the psint wasesident's hair." persistent, as kinzinger explained: >> in the weeks leading to january 6, the department of justice was fielding almost daily requests from the president to investigate claims of election fraud. each claim was refuted, time and time again, an effort attorney general barr described as "whack-a-mole." >> stephen: and when that whack- a-mole didn't work, they would eventually go on to "whack mike pence." ( audience reacts ) so-- really? are you just learning that from me right now? ( laughter ) so, the new head of the d.o.j. told the president, there's absolutely no evidence that the votes were fraudulent or that the election was stolen. and here's how the presidet responded: >> "just say the election was corrupt, and leave then rest to me and the republican congressmen." >> stephen: sure, because that's how the law works. that's why the opening to "law & order" goes like this: >> "in the criminal justi

right potus is very emotional and in a bad place. meadows. >> as you heard secretary ski leah warning president trump to convene a cabinet meeting, it was requesting a member of the president and here's what it said. >> here you can see president secretary scalia recommended the president no longer question the election results. after wednesday, no one can deny that this is not harmful. senate six secretary scalia also highlighted the importance -- and not quote certain private individuals. the secretary scalia did not say it he was referring to rudy giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with president trump to overturn the election. secretary scalia understood that the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. mr. pottinger, when he made a decision to resign, did you walk out of the white house immediately? -- >> secretary scalia understood that the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration.

organizers who said, potus is going to call for it unexpectedly. stop the still organizer, alexander, new trump's plan. >> we are going to walk down pennsylvania avenue -- >> jumped even added that he will be joining them. in the wake of the attack, brad parscale said that trump's rhetoric may have killed someone. katrina pearson responded, it wasn't the rhetoric. parscale said, katrina, yes it was. >> after the hearing ended, liz cheney, the vice chairman of the committee, indicated that after the last hearing, president trump tried to call one of the witnesses. they have not yet been seen by this committee. that witnesses attorney reached out to inform them of the call. he shared the information with the justice department. he declined to say whether or not they have made a criminal referral for donald trump, decline to disclose any more information about who that witness was who would've received the call from donald trump. >> that's a really crucial question. thank you, very much. i want to go down to the assistant u.s. attorney for new york. t

>> potus just try to grab the wheel. he smirked me. it is just that kind of thing.n those same agents who are in the middle of this controversy may have failed to preserve their records, as is being alleged now, that is a very big deal. >> the worst thing is if there was a text say, get that guy out of here as quickly as possible and sent him up to alaska! that is the kind of dynamite evidence that would be in those text that would absolutely nail -- >> we don't know. that we don't know. that lesson, is there, i mean, -- i don't know. in 1 million years at the secret service, that they would do something -- >> well, you do have an individual in there that was brought into the white house, into a political position, tony o'donnell, who was very close to donald trump. >> that is my point. if tony was texting -- >> again, we don't know. what is the worst thing, you know? >> two of us have made a very good living for decades out of the stupid texts, emails, dms and other things, notes, that people write down. it is incredible what people write down in the moment, don. >

potus is very emotional and in a bad place. meadows. >> you hare the secretary wanted president trump to convene a cabinet meeting. he put a request in a memo to the president. hire is what it said. he remembered the president "no longer publicly question the election results. after wednesday nobody can deny this is harmful "he also highlighted the importance of the public knowing the president would invoke his cabinet in decision making and not" certain private individuals ." though the secretary did not say it i was referring to rudy guiliani and the rest of the so-calderon clown car working with president trump to over turn the election. secretary understood the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. mr. potenger, when you made the decision to resign did you walk out of the white house immediately? >> no, i wanted to first talk to my mediate boss, that was the national security advisor, robert o'brien. robert o'brien was traveling on the sixth. i reached him a

we responded back to the white house but the potus motorcade was placed on standby. we were told to standby until they confirmed whether or not the president was going to go to the capitol. i would just estimate 45 minutes to one hour waiting for secret service to make that decision. >> the motorcade waited at the white house for more than 45 minutes before being released. the committee is also aware that the angry confrontation in the presidential suv circulated by the among the secret service since january 6. recent disclosures have caused the committee to subpoena further information from the secret service which we have begun to receive and will continue to assess. the committee is also aware that certain secret service witnesses have no retained new private counsel. -- have no retained new private counsel -- now retained new private counsel. what you see on the screen is a photo of him inside the oval office. immediately after returning from the rally, still wearing his overcoat. they informed of the president as soon as he returned to the oval about the riot. w

and then there is a tweet from khashoggi, saying hey, potus, president of the united states, is this the accountability you promised for my murder? the blood of mbs' next victim is on your hands. the president's response to that was to say he was sorry that khashoggi's fiancee felt that way. what do you say to her? >> i hope to have a chance to talk with her directly. i know that senior white house officials did meet with her before this trip. and i think it is important that we listen to jamal khashoggi's widow, fiancee as you describe her, those in the journalism community, those in the saudi dissident and diaspora community who find this a profoundly offensive moment and are gravely concerned about what comes next. i do think that engagement with mbs at a moment when he was making a choice between leaning more towards the west or leaning far further towards russia and china, was a hard choice but one where i trust our president to sustain his commitment to human rights and to do the best thing he can in a tough circumstance. >> saudi activist lena who was on the show yesterday, sh

p potus just tried to grab the wheel.d to preserve their records as being alleged now, that's a very big deal. >> the worst thing is if there was a text that said get that guy out of there as quickly as possible and send him up to alaska. i mean, that is the kind of dynamite evidence that would be in those texts that would absolutely nail -- >> we don't know that. we don't know that. listen, do you really think -- look, i don't know. in a million years that the secret service would do something that -- >> well, you do have an individual in there that was brought into the white house, into a political position, this tony who is very close to donald trump -- >> that's my point. if tony is texting -- again, we don't know. that's what i was asking, what is the worst thing of the worst, you know. >> two of us have made a very good living for decades out of the stupid texts, emails, dms and other things, notes that people write down. it's incredible what people write down in the moment, don. >> yeah. but we may never know becau

potus is very emotional and in a bad place, meadows. >> we know cassidy hutchinson has testified about conversations among cabinet members. mike pence was presented with this idea himself. how much in your reporting do we know about how serious trump might have been about attempting to use the military? we know mark milley would have said absolutely not. >> joy, mark milley would have said absolutely not. he was on tenor hooks that donald trump would try such a move, a banana republic junta kind of move. that was a worry of his. as we write in our book, what phil rutger and i wrote about the catastrophic year, 2020, milley was prepared for this moment. he believed donald trump was whipping up a furor, whipping up panic and tension among his supporters, calling them to washington, we'll be wild on january 6th, and was trying to create this anger about a stolen election. your votes have been stolen, completely false, but all toward the end of supporting donald trump's ability to create chaos, create violence ultimately and consequently all in the furtherance of a scheme to overturn the r

right potus is very emotional and in a bad place. >> as you heard secretary ski leah warning president trump to convene a cabinet meeting, it was requesting a member of the president and here's what it said. >> here you can see president secretary scalia recommended the president no longer question the election results. after wednesday, no one can deny that this is not harmful. senate six secretary scalia also highlighted the importance -- and not quote certain private individuals. the secretary scalia did not say it he was referring to rudy giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with president trump to overturn the election. secretary scalia understood that the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. mr. pottinger, when he made a decision to resign, did you walk out of the white house immediately? >> no, i wanted to first to talk to my immediate boss, that wasn't national security adviser, robert o'brien. robert or bryant was traveling on the sixth. i

potus is very emotional and in a bad place. meadows. >> hearing secretary scalia wanted president trump to convene a cabinet meeting. he put his request in a memo to the president. here's what it said. you can see that secretary scalia recommended that the president, quote, no longer publicly question the election results. after wednesday, no one can deny this is harmful. secretary scalia also highlighted the importance of the public knowing the president would invoke his cabinet in decision making and not, quote, certain private individuals. the secretary scalia did not say it, but he was referring to rudy giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with president trump to try to overturn the election. secretary scalia understood that the president needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the trump administration. mr. pottinger, when you made the decision to resign, did you walk out of the white house immediately? >> no. i wanted to first talk to my immediate boss. that was the national

this stays only between us potus is just going to call for it unexpectedly. the committee said that mr. trump spoke with steve bannon not once but twice the day before the insurrection. this is what bannon said on his podcast after the first call >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow all converging and now we're on, as they say, the point of attack the point of attack tomorrow i'll tell you this, it's not going to happen like you think it's going to happen, okay it's going to be quite extraordinarily different. and all i can say is strap in. >> the gop congresswoman was so concerned about january 6th she called for a safety plan for members of congress. >> i also asked leadership to come up with a safety plan for members. i'm actually very concerned about this because we have who knows how many hundreds of thousands of people coming here. we have antifa we also have quite honestly trump supporters who actually believe that we are going to overturn the election. and when that doesn't happen most likely will not happen, they are going to go nuts. >> a ri

potus will call for it, quote, unexpectedly. >> on the eve of january 6th a jubilant trinh talked abouting rinos and joining the crowd while fully comprehending the volatility of the situation. >> he did look to the staff and asked for ideas of how if i recall he said that he could make the rinos do the right thing. >> the president was making -- talking then about how we should go up to the capitol. what's the best route to go to the capitol? >> did he give you any picture of how he knew that the crowd was fired up or angry? he continued being reference being able to hear them outside. >> the same night january 5th trump was legally individuals against attacking vice president mike pence in his speech. the next day after pence informed the former president he would not be a part of a coup a visibly angered trump decided to ignore his legal counsel by attacking pence a number of times. >> a single scripted reference to real growers became four with president trump ad libbing that he would be joining the protesters at the capitol. added throughout his speech were references to fighting a

at 2:38, he told another organizer quote, potus is not ignorant of what his words would do.l also heard president trump's message. in this video, you will see surveillance footage from the rotunda the shows a group of oath keepers including jessica watkins who's being charged with seditious conspiracy. you will hear her walkie talkie communications with others as they share intelligence and communicate about president trump's 2:38 tweet in realtime. again, we warned the audience that this clip also contains strong language. >> [noise] cnn just said that they evacuated all members of congress into a safety room. >> there is no safe place in the united states for any of these motherfuckers, let me tell you right now. >> i hope they understand that we are not joking around. >> military principal 105, military principal 105. cave means grave. >> trump just tweeted, please support our capitol police, they are on our side. do not harm them. >> that's saying a lot, but what he didn't say. he didn't say not to do anything to the congressman. [laughs] >> he did not ask them to stand

hey, potus, is this the accountable you promised for my murder.t mbs victim is on your hands. what do you think? >> there's two different issues. one, should he have gone to saudi arabia, and the other, should he have done a fist bump. most of us understand that she's never going to be happy with what he's going to do in term of the policy and in terms of the fact the united states deals with them and now needs to do even more because of gas prices and those kinds of calculations. what he didn't need to do was the fist bump that made it look like a fun little meeting and we're just a couple bros. fist bumping each other. that is completely the wrong message. it is not i'm here to hold you accountable, i'm here to put your feet to the fire. it's kind of making light of it. then when he's asked about it, he laughed. i don't think that's the right message. >> handshake would have been far better. shake the hand, get it over with. >> just do it. it's not great either way. >> absolutely no good way -- >> exactly right. >> but a fist bump. >> it's bro-y