The staff who remained at the White House on the morning of January,
7th.
Knew the president needed to address the nation again, and they had
a speech prepared for him that morning, but he refused for hours
to give it
As you heard catches, Cassidy Hussian testified. Previously, President
Trump finally agreed to record an address to the nation later that
evening.
The evening of January, 7th.
Because of concerns he might be removed from power under the 25th
amendment, or by impeachment.
We know these threats were real, Sean Hannity said so himself in
a text message that day to press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany.
He wrote.
No more stolen election talk.
Yes, Impeachment in 25th amendment are real.
We obtained the never before seen raw footage of the president, recording
his address to the nation that day on January 7th more than 24 hours
after the last time he had addressed the nation from the Rose Garden.
Let's take a look.
Whenever you're ready, sir.
I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack yesterday.
And to those who broke the law.
You will pay.
You do not represent our movement. You do not represent our country.
And if you broke the law
I can't say that.
I'm not going. I already said you will pay the demonstrators who
infiltrated the captain.
Have defied the seat of deaths
defiled, right. I can't see it very well. Okay, I'll do this. I'm
gonna do this. Let's go.
But this election is now over.
Congress has certified the results. I don't want to say the election's
over. I just want to say
Congress has certified the results without saying the election's
over, Okay.
But Converse is certain.
Now Congress is right. Congress didn't say over. So let's let mission
Don't go to the paragraph before.
Okay?
I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack yesterday.
Yesterday is a hard word for me.
Just take that
good. Take the word yesterday because it doesn't work with
There. Henderson attack.
When our country say on our country.
I want to say that my only goal was to ensure the integrity of the
vote.
My only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote.
On January 7th.
One day after he incited an insurrection based on a lie.
President Trump
Still could not say that the election was over.
Mr Pottinger, you've taken the oath, multiple times in the Marines
and as an official in the executive branch.
Can you please share with us your view about the oath of office and
how that translates into accepting election results and a transfer
of power.
Sure. You know, this isn't the first time that we've had a close
election in this country, and President Trump certainly had every
right
To challenge and court
The results of these various selections.
Um, but once you've had due process under the law
Um, you have to conform with the law, no matter how bitter the result
once you've presented your evidence in court
Judges have heard that evidence judges have ruled.
Ah, if you continue to contain contestant election, you're not just
contesting an election anymore. You're actually challenging the Constitution
itself.
You are challenging the societal norms that allow us to remain unified.
Um, I I think that, um, one example for example, you've got Vice
President Richard Nixon back in 1960 had lost a hard fought election
against Senator John F. Kennedy.
Um, uh, there were irregularities in that vote, according to a lot
of the histories.
And a lot of Vice President Nixon's supporters asked him
To fight contested
Don't concede.
But in one of his finest moments, Vice President Nixon said No, he
said it would tear the country to pieces and he conceded to Jack
Kennedy and announced that he was going to support him as the next
president. We have an example of a Democratic candidate for President,
Vice President Al Gore.
Who faced a very similar dilemma. Um, he strongly disagreed with
the Supreme Court decision that lost his election bid and allowed
President George W. Bush to take office.
But he gave a speech of concession in late December mid or late December.
Of of 2000, where he said, this is for the sake of the unity of of
us as a people and for the strength of our democracy.
I also am going to concede I'm going to support the new president.
His speech is actually
Pretty good model. I think for any candidate of for any office
Up to and including the president, and from any party to read, particularly
right now.
Um, you know the oath that our presidents take. It's very similar
to the oath of office. I took as a U. S marine officer and the oath
I took as a White House official. It is to support and defend the
Constitution. It's to protect the Constitution to bear true faith
and allegiance to the Constitution.
And it is a sacred oath is an oath that we take before our families.
We take that oath before God.
Um And, um, I think that
We have
in obligation to live by by that oath. Uh and I do still
believe that we have the most ingenious system of government.
On Earth despite its imperfections, I don't envy countries that don't
have this
system that actually allows for predictable.
Ah, peaceful transfer of government every 4 to 8 years and it's not
something that we should take for granted.
Thank you.
As we heard at the start of the hearing in the immediate aftermath
of January, 6th Republican leader Kevin McCarthy understood that
President Trump
More responsibility for that day and should have taken immediate
action to stop the violence.
He was even more candid and calls with Republican colleagues as you'll
hear. In a moment. Recordings of some of these calls that were made
were later published by The New York Times. The context for these
calls was that a resolution had been introduced in the House calling
for vice president Pence and the Cabinet to remove President Trump
from power under the 25th amendment. Let's listen.
I've had it with this guy. What is it is unacceptable. Um nobody
can defend that and nobody should defend it.
Discussing would have with him.
Is that I think this will pass and it will be my recommendation.
Um
I mean, that would be like take, but I don't think he
Take it, but I don't know.
But let me be very clear to all of you and I been very clear to the
president. He bears responsibilities for his words and actions. No,
if ands or buts
I asked him personally today.
Does he hold responsibility for what happened?
Does he feel bad about what happened? He told me he does have some
responsibility for what happened, Um
And we need to acknowledge that
President Trump has never publicly acknowledged his responsibility
for the attack.
The only time he apparently did so. It was in that private call with
Kevin McCarthy.
There's something else President Trump has never acknowledged.
The names and the memories of the officers who died following the
attack on the capital.
We're honored to be joined tonight by police and first responders
who bravely protected US on January six.
Your character and courage. Give us hope.
The democracy can and should prevail.
Even in the face of a violent insurrection.
We understand I ask can never thank you enough for what you did to
protect our democracy.
On January 9th.
Two of President Trump's top campaign officials texted each other.
About the president's glaring silence.
On the tragic death of Capitol police Officer Brian Signature.
Who succumbed to his injuries the night of January 7th.
This campaign officials were Tim Murtaugh, Trump's director of communications,
and one of his deputies. Matthew walking
Their job was to convince people to vote for President Trump.
So they knew his heart, his mind and his voice as well as anyone.
And they knew how he connects with his supporters.
Here's what they had to say about their boss.
Murtaugh said.
Also shitty not to have acknowledged the death of the Capitol police
officer walking responded.
That's enraging to me. Everything he said about supporting law enforcement
was a lie.
To which Murtaugh replied.
You know what this is? Of course.
If he acknowledged the dead cop.
He'd be implicitly faulting the mob.
And he won't do that because they're his people.
And he would also be close to acknowledging
That what he lit at the rally got out of control. No way. He acknowledges
something that could ultimately be called his fault. No way.
President Trump did not then and does not now have the character
or courage to say to the American people. What his own people know
to be true. He is responsible for the attack on the capital on January