The Trump White House knew that his rally crowd was preparing for violence on 1/6 and they did nothing.
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Liz Cheney says the White House was receiving updates that Trump's rally crowd was preparing for violence. pic.twitter.com/Hs3VGEQK7U
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Cheney said, “As you will see in our hearings, the White House was receiving specific reports in the days leading up to January 6th, including during President Trump’s ellipse rally indicating that the elements in the crowd were preparing for violence in the Capitol.”
The White House was getting updates that Trump’s crowd was turning violent, so what did Donald Trump do? He threw gasoline on the fire and urged the crowd to march to the Capitol.
Trump didn’t just know about the plans for violence. He encouraged what they were planning. The crowd didn’t get out of control. They were led to violence by Donald Trump.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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