Over 36,000 ballots were illegally cast by noncitizens, 11,600 more
ballots and votes were counted.
More than there were actual voters. You see that?
In Wisconsin.
Corrupt Democrat run cities.
Deployed more than 500 illegal unmanned unsecured drop boxes, which
collected a minimum of 91,000 unlawful vote.
Mr Donohue, Mr. Rosen, Mr Angle and others stop President Trump's
efforts at least temporarily.
At the message President Trump and his Republican allies pushed throughout
December.
Made its way to his supporters, anyway.
And they come up the pressure campaign on the way to storming the
capital on January 6th.
Mr Rosen, Where you at the Department of Justice on January 6th?
Yes, I was there all day.
Once the capital was under attack. I understand that you communicated
with fellow Cabinet members and Capitol Hill leadership. Can you
tell us who you spoke to?
Yeah, I was basically on the phone virtually nonstop all day. Some
calls with our own DOJ folks, some with Cabinet counterparts at DHS
and defense and interior, some with senior White House officials
and with
A number of congressional leaders. I received calls from Speaker
Pelosi from leader McCarthy from leader. Schumer believes
leader McConnell's chief of staff, called
A number of other members of Congress as well.
And the you know, the basic thrust of the calls with the members
of Congress was
There's a dire situation here and can you help and I reported to
them that we were on a very urgent basis, sending help from the department.
We? We wound up sending over 500 agents and officers from FBI ATF
in the U. S marshals to assist with restoring order at the Capitol.
So I had a number of calls. As I say. It was more or less nonstop
all afternoon. You speak to the vice president that there? Yes, twice.
No.
No, please go ahead and say the first call was a one on one discussion
somewhat akin to the congressional leadership calls, uh, updating
him on what we were doing to assist.
And the second call was a conference call around seven o'clock.
With the vice president, congressional leaders senior White House
staff Some other Cabinet officials to address that order appeared
to be close to being restored, restored, But security is still being
determined and the question being what time could the Congress reassemble?
And the answer was eight o'clock and, thankfully, Congress did reassemble
and complete its constitutional duty. There was one highlight of
that second call with the vice president, which is Mr Donahue had
gone through the rotunda of the Capitol to be able to give a first
hand account.
And was able to tell the the focus on the call, including the vice
president, that we thought eight o'clock would work.
Did you speak to the president on January 6th?
No. I spoke to a number of senior White House officials but not the
president.
Mr Donohue on January 6th we know from Mr Rosen that you helped in
the effort to reconvene joint session. The joint session is that
correct?
Yes, sir.
We see here in a video that we're going to play now you arriving
with your security detail to help secure the capital.
Mr Donohue 30 minutes after you arrived at the Capitol. Did you lead
a briefing for the vice president?
I am not sure exactly what the time frame was. But I did.
Participate the call and participate briefing the vice president
as well as a congressional leadership that night conduct that call
it
I was in an office.
I'm not entirely sure it was my detail. Founded because of the acoustics
in the recut rotunda were such that it wasn't really conductive to
having a call. So they found an office. We went to that office and
I believe I
Participated in two phone calls. When in 1819 100 that night from
that office, What time did you actually end up believing the capital?
I waited until the Senate was back in session, which I believe they
were gambled in a few minutes after eight PM
And once they were back in session, and we were confident that the
entire facility was secured and cleared that there were no individuals
hiding in closets are under desks that there were no
I EADS or other suspicious devices left behind.
I left minutes later, I was probably gone by 30.
Mr Danny. Did you ever hear from President Trump that day?
No, like the A G reacting G. I spoke to Patsy Bologna and Mark
Meadows and the vice president and the congressional leadership But
I never spoke to the president that day.
So in today's hearing, showcase the efforts of the Americans before
us to stand up for democracy.
Mr Rosen, Mr. Donohue stayed steadfastly committed to the oath they
take as officials in the Department of Justice.
On January 6th itself. They assisted during the attack, while our
commander in chief state silence
Their bravery is a high moment in the sordid story of what led to
January 6th.
My colleagues and I up here also take an oath.
Some of them failed to uphold theirs and instead chose to spread
the big lie.
Days after the tragic events of January 6th. Some of these same Republican
members requested pardons in the waning days of the Trump administration.
Five days after the attack on the Capitol, representative Mo Brooks
sent the email on the screen now
As you see, he emailed the White House quote pursuant to a request
from Matt Gates requesting a pardon for representative Gates himself
and unnamed others.
Witnesses told to select committee that the president considered
offering pardons to a wide range of individuals connected to the
president.
Let's listen to some of that testimony.
And
Was representative Gates requesting a pardon.
Believe so.
The general tone was we may get prosecuted because we were defensive
of you know the president's positions on these things.
Apart in that he was discussing requesting was
As bright as you can describe from beginning
from the beginning of time up until today for any and all things
you mentioned Nixon and I said Nixon's pardon was never nearly that
broad.
And are you aware of many members? Ocracy artist? Yes, Mr Gates
and Mr Brooks. I know both advocated for
a blanket pardon for members involved in that meeting and I handful
of other members that weren't at the December 21st meeting. Um as
the preemptive pardons, Uh, Mr Gates was personally pushing for a
pardon.
And he was doing so since early December.
I'm not sure why I
reached out to me to ask if you could have a meeting with Mr Meadows
about receiving a presidential part of the
You know, all of them, but several of them did you mentioned Mr Gates
and drugs? Um, Mr Biggs did
Mr Doran talks about congressional pardons, But he never asked me,
for one
is more for an update on whether the White House is going to party
members.
Aggress.
Yeah. Mr. Gomer asked for one as well. Mr
Perry asked for part two. Sorry. I need to cut you off. Forgotten
Exactly. Yes, he did. Didn't market Tillery
to know she didn't contact me about it. I heard that she asked White
House Counsel office for a pardon.
From Mr Philbin. But
I didn't frequently can you get this great. Are you aware of any
conversations or communications regarding the possibility of giving
Congressman Matt Gates? A pardon?
Um, I know he had asked for it, but I don't know if you ever received
one or what happened with it. How do you know that? Congressman?
Gates asked for a pardon? He told me
Tell us about that. He told me it asked Meadows for a pardon. Were
you involved in? Or did you witness any conversations about the possibility
of a blanket Pardon for everyone involved in January, 6th.
I had heard that mentioned. Yeah. Do you know whether the president
had any conversations about potentially pardoning and he, uh family
members?
Um, I know he had hinted at a blanket pardon?
For the January 6th thing for anybody. Um, but I think he had for
all the staff and everyone involved. Not with January 6th. But just
before he left office. I know he had talked about that.
The only reason I know to ask for a pardon.
Because you think you have committed
A crime.