TUBERVILLE tells reporters tonight that when Trump called him on Jan. 6, he informed the president that security had just taken Pence out of the chamber for safety.
"I said ‘Mr. President, they just took the vice president out, I’ve got to go.”
"I said ‘Mr. President, they just took the vice president out, I’ve got to go.”
Seems significant that a senator is acknowledging telling Trump *directly* that Pence was under threat, and Trump still didn't say anything publicly about it.
We know Trump tweeted at 2:24pm that Pence "didn't have the courage" to overturn the election. What we don't know is if Trump's tweet came just before or just after Tuberville says he told him that Pence had been evacuated.
From what I can establish from the record:
-Trump spoke to Tuberville sometime between 2-2:15 (Deseret News)
-Pence was evacuated at 2:15pm, prompting Tuberville to relay this to Trump and end the call (Tuberville comment)
-Trump tweeted his attack against Pence at 2:24pm
-Trump spoke to Tuberville sometime between 2-2:15 (Deseret News)
-Pence was evacuated at 2:15pm, prompting Tuberville to relay this to Trump and end the call (Tuberville comment)
-Trump tweeted his attack against Pence at 2:24pm
NEW: Sen. Tuberville’s claim that he informed Trump *directly* on Jan. 6 that Pence had just been evacuated by security is a new and potentially significant point on the timeline.
Trump tweeted his attack on Pence around the time of that call. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/11/tuberville-pences-evacuation-trump-impeachment-468572
Trump tweeted his attack on Pence around the time of that call. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/11/tuberville-pences-evacuation-trump-impeachment-468572
NEW: Sen. Tuberville's comments to @burgessev last night handed new evidence of Trump's actions during the insurrection to House prosecutors.
Aides made clear today that they noticed.
w/ @AndrewDesiderio https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/11/trump-impeachment-trial-day-3-468588
Aides made clear today that they noticed.
w/ @AndrewDesiderio https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/11/trump-impeachment-trial-day-3-468588