Best January 6th Attack On The Capitol Podcasts (2023)

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Introducing Magnificent Jerk 3:57

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On the last day of her grandmother’s life, journalist Maya Lin Sugarman finds a box of forgotten screenplays that sets her on a journey to uncover the truth about their author: her late uncle, Galen. She discovers that he was a leader of a Chinese gang, that he went to jail, and, in a final twist, that he poured his life story into a screenplay tha…

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Listen Now: The Al Franken Podcast 8:01

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On the Al Franken Podcast, a five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer & producer joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator - So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks public policy with a sprinkle of political comed…

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The January 6th Report: Recommendations (Conclusion) 11:49

4M ago11:49

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The report concludes with a set of 11 recommendations by the committee. This section describes recommended legislation, the need for accountability, the designation of the joint session of Congress as a National Special Security Event, and clarity on the authority of the House to enforce its subpoenas through civil litigation. The recommendations a…

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Chapter 8.9 - Clearing the U.S. Capitol Building and Restricted Grounds (The January 6th Report) 9:44

5M ago9:44

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After the House and Senate Members were evacuated, law enforcement officers cleared rioters out of the Capitol and off the grounds. Starting before 3:00 p.m., it took law enforcement approximately three hours to push rioters out of the Capitol building and off the East and West Plazas. This section details the timeline of events as the Capitol was …

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Chapter 8.8 - The Evacuation (The January 6th Report) 5:35

5M ago5:35

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When rioters surrounded the perimeter of the Capitol, and reached the Senate and House Chambers, Members were forced to evacuate for safety. USCP officers responded to both Chambers and served as escorts. By the time the Capitol was breached, the Senate and House had split from the joint session and returned to their individual chambers. This secti…

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Chapter 8.7 - President Trump Pours Fuel on the Fire (The January 6th Report) 12:43

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This section of the report describes the clashes between rioters at the Capitol and the officers on the scene. One of the most brutal attacks of the day occurred outside the West Plaza tunnel when rioters dragged MPD Officer Michael Fanone into the crowd, and then tased, beat, and stole his badge and radio. One of Fanone's attackers said he came to…

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Chapter 8.6 - The United States Capitol is Breached (The January 6th Report) 21:51

5M ago21:51

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Extremists, conspiracy theorists and others breached the U.S. Capitol building at several locations over the course of an hour. This section describes how they probed for weaknesses in the building’s defenses, battled law enforcement personnel who stood in their way, and coordinated and communicated with groups in different areas. The first entranc…

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Chapter 8.5 - The Mob Surges (The January 6th Report) 6:09

5M ago6:09

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Far-right extremists continued to lead the charge as protestors streamed onto the U.S. Capitol’s restricted grounds. This section describes the actions of Guy Reffitt, Daniel Scott, Ryan Kelley, Chris Worrell and others as the group closed in on the entrance to the Capitol. At 1:49 p.m., MPD declared a riot at the Capitol. By 2:00 p.m., the rioters…

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Chapter 8.4 - President Trump’s Mob Descends on the U.S. Capitol (The January 6th Report) 11:40

5M ago11:40

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This section of the report tracks the steps of Alex Jones after the left the VIP section at the Ellipse rally early to lead the march toward the Capitol. Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser who helped organize the Ellipse event, originally expected Jones, Roger Stone, and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to march to the Capitol. The Select Committ…

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Chapter 8.3 - The Initial Attack (The January 6th Report) 7:50

5M ago7:50

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Within minutes of arriving at the Peace Circle, the Proud Boys and their associates launched the attack on the U.S. Capitol. At the conclusion of his speech at the Ellipse, President Trump directed rally attendees to march down Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S. Capitol. Their shortest natural path would lead them right to the Peace Circle and to the …

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Chapter 8.2 - March of the Proud Boys (The January 6th Report) 7:00

5M ago7:00

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While tens of thousands of President Trump’s supporters attended the rally at the Ellipse, the Proud Boys gathered at the Washington Monument. At 10:30 a.m., the Proud Boys started their march down the National Mall towards the U.S. Capitol. After arriving at the Capitol they walked around the grounds, taunted some of the Capitol Police officers, p…

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Chapter 8.1 - The Mob Assembles in Washington (The January 6th Report) 11:50

5M ago11:50

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On January 6th, tens of thousands of Americans from around the country gathered at the Ellipse and the Washington Monument. Nick Quested, a documentary filmmaker, captured the mood that morning as some Trump supporters claimed that January 6th would be the new 1776. Far-right extremists brought guns into Washington or the surrounding area. This sec…

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Chapter 8 (Intro) - Analysis of the Attack (The January 6th Report) 7:29

5M ago7:29

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The January 6th attack has often been described as a riot. That is partly true. Some of those who trespassed on the Capitol’s grounds or entered the building did not plan to do so beforehand. But it is also true that extremists, conspiracy theorists and others were prepared to fight. That is an insurrection. They answered President Trump’s call to …

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Chapter 7.14 - President Trump’s “Rhetoric Killed Someone” (The January 6th Report) 3:15

5M ago3:15

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Some of President Trump's supporters made the connection between his words and the violence on January 6th. This section lists some of the text messages from Ali Alexander, Hope Hicks, Brad Parscale and Patrick McDonnell that connected the day's rhetoric to the death of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol. Share the ordered list of released chapters on Yo…

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Chapter 7.13 - He “Just Didn’t Want to Talk About It Anymore” (The January 6th Report) 4:09

5M ago4:09

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According to this section of the report, the Committee could not find any account where there President expressed grief or regret for what happened at the Capitol. Interviews from Johnny McEntee and Ivaka Trump are cited along with the absence of recorded phone calls to the Vice President or any members of leadership in the legislative branch. Shar…

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Chapter 7.12 - President Trump Still Sought to Delay the Joint Session (The January 6th Report) 7:55

5M ago7:55

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Even after President Trump finally told the rioters to go home, he and his lead attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, continued to seek to delay the joint session of Congress. This section details the calls President Trump made, the people he was speaking to, and the length of time of the conversations. Near the end of the day, the Campaign Communications Di…

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Chapter 7.11 - “Remember This Day Forever!” (The January 6th Report) 2:49

5M ago2:49

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At 6:01 p.m., President Trump issued another tweet, the last of the day: "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!" This section …

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Chapter 7.10 - “We Love You. You’re Very Special” (The January 6th Report) 8:52

5M ago8:52

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Previous tweets directed to the rioters at the Capitol were not enough. Conservative media personalities, Republican allies in Congress, and the President’s own family members, continued to pressure Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to get the President on camera for a statement telling people to leave the Capitol. Once the video was released, nearly thr…

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Chapter 7.9 - “The President Needs to Stop This ASAP” (The January 6th Report) 6:34

5M ago6:34

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A barrage of text messages inundated the phone of President Trump's Chief of Staff with a consistent plea. Everyone from conservative media personalities to Republican allies in Congress, and even the President’s own family, urged the President to do more. The result of the efforts prompted another tweet, similar to a previous one, that asked every…

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Chapter 7.8 - “Stay Peaceful!” (The January 6th Report) 5:06

5M ago5:06

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"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" This was a tweet issued by President Trump at 2:38 p.m. This chapter provides details surrounding the efforts by Ivanka Trump in urging the President to issue the post and how others in the White House felt that it did not go far enoug…

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Chapter 7.7 - “I Guess They’re Just More Upset About the Election Theft Than You Are” (The January 6th Report) 4:37

5M ago4:37

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This chapter highlights a conversation between House Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Trump during the attack on the Capitol. “[These] aren’t my people, you know, these are—these are Antifa,” President Trump insisted. “They’re your people. They literally just came through my office windows, and my staff are running for cover. I mean, they’re run…

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Chapter 7.6 - “He Thinks Mike Deserves It” (The January 6th Report) 4:36

5M ago4:36

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At 2:24 p.m., President Trump made his first public statement during the attack on the Capitol by tweet. It was viewed as an attack on Vice President Pence. A Secret Service agent in the Protective Intelligence Division, tasked with monitoring threats against protectees in part by scouring social media, told his colleagues the tweet was “probably n…

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Chapter 7.5 - “He Doesn’t Want to Do Anything” (The January 6th Report) 3:36

5M ago3:36

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Throughout the afternoon, the President’s advisors tried to get him to tell the mob to leave the Capitol. This section describes the concerns of members of the White House staff who wanted the President to release a statement regarding the violence outside the Capitol. It also talks about the reaction of the White House counsel when he realized tha…

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Chapter 7.4 - “We’re Going to Try to Get the President to Put Out a Statement” (The January 6th Report) 8:23

5M ago8:23

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After returning to the White House following his speech at the Ellipse, President Trump walked through the corridor from the Oval Office into the Presidential Dining Room and sat down at the table with the television remote and a Diet Coke. For the rest of the afternoon—as his country faced an hours-long attack—he hunkered down in or around the din…

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Chapter 7.3 - The President’s Anger When He Could Not March to the Capitol (The January 6th Report) 14:49

5M ago14:49

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The Committee received information informally from current and former members of the Secret Service and former White House staff from witnesses describing President Trump as “angry,” “irate,” or “furious” during an interaction in the Presidential vehicle between the President and the Secret Service. This section describes the evidence surrounding t…

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Chapter 7.2 - “I’ll Be There With You” (The January 6th Report) 8:06

6M ago8:06

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The President was told, according to testimony, that many members of the crowd gathered at the Ellipse were unwilling to pass through the magnetometers because they were armed. President Trump was furious because he wanted them to come in and help fill some of the empty seats. He also wanted to march with them to the Capitol. As this section explai…

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Chapter 7.1 - “Reinsert the Mike Pence Lines” (The January 6th Report) 8:04

6M ago8:04

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Vice President Pence was critical to President Trump's plan for January 6th to delay the certification. He tried to reach the Vice President, but couldn’t. Trump spoke with his speechwriter for about 30 minutes ahead of his planned rally and made changes that called out the Vice President by name. These late additions were the first time that Pence…

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Chapter 7 (Intro) - 187 Minutes of Dereliction (The January 6th Report) 13:08

6M ago13:08

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This section provides an overview of the upcoming chapter detailing President Trump's actions, and the failure to take action in some cases. Once the attack was underway, President Trump initially ignored the counsel of his own family, members of his administration, Republican elected officials, and friendly Fox News personalities. Upon the release…

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Chapter 6.17 - “Together, We Will STOP THE STEAL.” (The January 6th Report) 6:30

6M ago6:30

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On the evening of January 5th, the President edited the speech he would deliver the next day at the Ellipse. The initial draft circulated on January 5th emphasized that the crowd would march to the U.S. Capitol. Based on what they had heard from others in the White House, the speechwriting team expected President Trump to use his address to tell pe…

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Chapter 6.16 - January 5, 2021: “Fort Trump” (The January 6th Report) 6:44

6M ago6:44

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While the “Stop the Steal” coalition was not given speaking slots on the Ellipse stage on January 6th, its leaders had plenty of opportunities to speak the day before. And they used their platforms to rile up the crowd in Washington, DC. Share the ordered list of released chapters on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddJvawmuAKY7qgcWWNak…

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Chapter 6.15 - “POTUS…Likes the Crazies.” (The January 6th Report) 6:21

6M ago6:21

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The “Stop the Steal” movement played an outsized role in promoting January 6th. And now, as the day approached, its leading voices wanted prime speaking gigs—perhaps even on the same stage as President Trump. In the end, the “Stop the Steal” leaders—Stone, Jones and Alexander —did not appear on the stage at the Ellipse on January 6th, although they…

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Chapter 6.14 - “Well, I Should Walk With the People.” (The January 6th Report) 3:57

6M ago3:57

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President Trump wanted to personally accompany his supporters on the march from the Ellipse to the U.S. Capitol. During a January 4th meeting with staffers Trump emphasized his desire to march with his supporters. Although his advisors tried to talk the President out of personally going, they understood that his supporters would be marching. Presid…

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Chapter 6.13 - “Trump is Supposed to Order Us to the Capitol” (The January 6th Report) 4:53

6M ago4:53

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On the evening of December 27th, President Trump boosted the January 6th event, saying "Don’t miss it. Information to follow!” A December 29th text provided the earliest evidence of the plan to send people to march to the Capitol to "make noise.” The “Stop the Steal” coalition was aware of the plan as well. On January 5th, Ali Alexander sent a text…

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Chapter 6.12 - “He’s Calling on You, He Needs Your Help” (The January 6th Report) 5:17

6M ago5:17

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Alex Jones dedicated much of the December 20th episode of his InfoWars show to President Trump’s “be wild” tweet, telling his listeners that nothing less than the fate of the American Republic was at stake. Jones’s broadcast led to an influx of funds for the January 6th event. Julie Fancelli had recently become a donor to Jones’s InfoWars site and …

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Chapter 6.11 - How the White House and Rally Organizers Prepared for January 6th (The January 6th Report) 5:51

6M ago5:51

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In the days following President Trump’s tweet, many rally organizers secured permits for about one dozen events in Washington, DC on January 5th and 6th. Women for America First (WFAF), Stop the Steal, LLC, the Jericho March organization, Moms for America, Latinos for Trump and the Virginia Freedom Keepers were among the groups planning to host or …

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Chapter 6.10 - TheDonald.win: “Occupy the Capitol” (The January 6th Report) 9:05

6M ago9:05

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Within three minutes of President Trump’s "Be there" tweet, a user posted on TheDonald.win message board: “Trump Tweet. Daddy Says Be In DC on Jan. 6th.” In the days that followed, users on TheDonald.win discussed: surrounding and occupying the U.S. Capitol; cutting off access tunnels used by Members of Congress; the types of weapons they should br…

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Chapter 6.9 - QAnon: “Operation Occupy the Capitol” (The January 6th Report) 8:39

6M ago8:39

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QAnon is a cult that gained popularity in 2017, when a person known only as “Q” began posting an anonymous message board. QAnon adherents believe that President Trump is battling the forces of the “deep state” and a Satanic pedophile ring operated by leading Democrats and the American elite. As January 6th drew closer, multiple posts from a QAnon-l…

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Chapter 6.8 - The Three (III%) Percenters: “#OccupyCongress” (The January 6th Report) 13:40

6M ago13:40

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There was another group anti-government extremists who viewed President Trump’s December 19th, tweet as a call to arms. The Three Percenters believe that three percent of American colonists successfully overthrew the British during the American Revolution. As with the Oath Keepers, many Three Percenters have turned against the U.S. Government, such…

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Chapter 6.7 - White Nationalists: “The Capitol Siege was F'ing Awesome…” (The January 6th Report) 6:37

6M ago6:37

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Nick Fuentes is an online provocateur who leads a white nationalist movement known as “America First,” or the “Groypers.” Fuentes responded to President Trump’s “be wild” tweet, writing on Twitter on December 19, 2020, “I will return to Washington DC to rally for President Trump on January 6th!” After his efforts, he boasted, “For a brief time yest…

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Chapter 6.6 - “Friends of Stone” (The January 6th Report) 6:55

6M ago6:55

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This section describes how a number of different groups came together in late 2020 as part of the “Stop the Steal” cause. Roger Stone, arguably President Trump’s oldest political advisor, maintained contact with these groups through a Signal chat group named “F.O.S.”—or Friends of Stone. The Select Committee sought to question Roger Stone about the…

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Chapter 6.5 - “Ready to Step in And Do What Is Needed” (The January 6th Report) 3:54

6M ago3:54

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Stewart Rhodes’s and Oath Keepers’ lawyer Kellye SoRelle arrived in Washington on the afternoon of January 5th. They immediately went to Freedom Plaza, where President Trump had instructed rally organizers to give some of his most extreme supporters time to speak. Leaders of different groups, including Rhodes encouraged President Trump to invoke th…

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Chapter 6.4 - “Trump Said It’s Gonna be Wild!!!!!!! It’s Gonna be Wild!!!!!!!” (The January 6th Report) 7:14

6M ago7:14

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President Trump’s tweet on December 19th conveyed a sense of urgency which provided the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys the opportunity to work together for a common goal. In the days that followed, this section explains how groups met together through video meetings to discuss plans for January 6th. It also documents where weapons caches were placed o…

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Chapter 6.3 - The Oath Keepers: “He Called Us All to the Capitol and Wants Us to Make it Wild!!!” (The January 6th Report) 6:31

6M ago6:31

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This section describes another organization involved in the January 6 events: The Oath Keepers. The group called for President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act throughout December 2020, arguing that the President needed to do so to “Stop the Steal.” In a message to the Oath Keepers, group founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes wrote: “We need to push Tum…

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Chapter 6.2 - The Proud Boys: “[Y]ou Want to Storm the Capitol” (The January 6th Report) 17:51

6M ago17:51

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This section describes the background of the Proud Boys group and how their growth was impacted following a statement by President Trump during a debate. As former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory became apparent, Proud Boys leaders directed their ire toward others in the Government. The group was involved with a couple key events in Washington D…

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Chapter 6.1 - How Far-Right Extremists and Conspiracy Theorists Planned for January 6th (The January 6th Report) 13:18

6M ago13:18

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President Trump’s “be wild” tweet immediately mobilized extremists and conspiracy theorists in the “Stop the Steal” coalition. “Stop the Steal” events and other protests throughout 2020 helped build the momentum for January 6th. Two of these rallies in Washington D.C. were critically important. “Stop the Steal” organizers also tried to use the mob …

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Chapter 6 (Intro) - “Be There, Will Be Wild!” (The January 6th Report) 10:53

6M ago10:53

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Electors around the country met to cast their Electoral College votes in December 2020. Their vote ensured former Vice President Joe Biden's victory and cemented President Donald J. Trump's defeat. President Trump however, had no intention of conceding. As he plotted ways to stay in power, the President summoned a mob for help. On December 19th, Pr…

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Chapter 5.5 - Aftermath of the Attack (The January 6th Report) 3:23

6M ago3:23

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After January 6th, John Eastman reached out to Eric Herschmann, a lawyer in the White House Counsel’s Office, to talk about litigation in Georgia on behalf of the Trump Campaign. Herschmann used the opportunity to berate Eastman and to recommend that he find a criminal defense lawyer. Eastman later reach out to Rudy Giuliani about being on a list f…

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Chapter 5.4 - President Trump Endangers Pence’s Life, Causing the Vice President, His Family, and Staff to Narrowly Miss the Rioters as They Flee the Mob Attacking the Capitol (The January 6th Report) 11:03

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This section describes the actions taken by Vice President Mike Pence on January 6th after rioters broke into the Capitol. The Vice President refused the Secret Service’s first two attempts to evacuate him from his ceremonial office, but was ultimately forced to a more secure location. He decided he was staying in the building unless there was immi…

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Chapter 5.3 - President Trump and His Allies Continue to Pressure the Vice President on January 6th, Threatening His Life and Our Democracy (The January 6th Report) 23:06

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5.3 - President Trump and His Allies Continue to Pressure the Vice President on January 6th, Threatening His Life and Our Democracy President Trump Has a “[H]Eated” Conversation With Vice President Pence Before His Rally on the Ellipse Trump, Eastman and Giuliani Continue to Pressure Vice President Pence at the Ellipse Rally President Trump Directs…

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Chapter 5.2 - President Trump and His Allies Exert Intense Public and Private Pressure on the Vice President in Advance of the Joint Session of Congress on January 6th (The January 6th Report) 42:50

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5.2 - President Trump and His Allies Exert Intense Public and Private Pressure on the Vice President in Advance of the Joint Session of Congress on January 6th January 2, 2021: The Vice President Meets With His Advisors, Cementing His Intended Path for the Joint Session January 2, 2021: Eastman and Bannon Question the “Courage and Spine” of Vice Pr…

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