Trump brief is filled with falsehoods that Republican Senators personally know to be untrue.

Brief: Trump acted "swiftly" to quell the violence

Sen. Graham: “It took him awhile to appreciate the gravity of the situation" “The president saw these people as allies in his journey"
Trump brief is filled with falsehoods that Republican Senators personally know to be untrue.Brief: Trump acted "swiftly" to quell the violenceSen. Graham: “It took him awhile to appreciate the gravity of the situation" “The president saw these people as allies in his journey"
Trump brief is filled with falsehoods that Republican Senators personally know to be untrue.Brief: Trump acted "swiftly" to quell the violenceSen. Graham: “It took him awhile to appreciate the gravity of the situation" “The president saw these people as allies in his journey"
2. Graham quote is from this WaPo report, which is cited in the House Managers brief (p.31).

Also many reports of Republican members of Congress frantically trying to get Trump to issue a strong statement to get the insurrections to leave the Capitol. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mob-failure/2021/01/11/36a46e2e-542e-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
Six hours of paralysis: Inside Trump’s failure to act after a mob stormed the Capitol

As his allies pleaded for help, the president watched the crisis on TV.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mob-failure/2021/01/11/36a46e2e-542e-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
3. Plus Republican Senator Sasse's public remarks that senior White House aides told him Pres. Trump was “delighted” and was “walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren’t as excited.”

Trump "wanted there to be chaos."

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