His desire to overthrow the people's election and seize the Presidency... nearly toppled the constitutional order.

American carnage, that is Donald Trump's true legacy.

I wonder what former President Trump would say to someone like Sergeant Gonell who must now go about remaking his life.

Instead, the President of the United States sent the mob.

You can't turn violent. You can't try to achieve your desired outcome through force or harassment or intimidation.

What happened on January 6, 2021, was another one of those moments in history that tests the strength of our Federal Government.

What Donald Trump was required to do in that moment--what would have been required of any American leader--was to say, 'We did our best, and we came up short.'

In the run-up to January 6th, Donald Trump had an obligation to tell his supporters to accept the results of the election.

the problem of politicians whipping up mob violence to destroy fair elections is the oldest domestic enemy of constitutional democracy in America.

Nothing he ever saw in combat in Iraq, he has said, prepared him for the insurrection.

A violent insurrection to overturn an election is not an abstract thing as we've heard.

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, a Representative in Congress From the State of Mississippi, and Chairman, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

American democracy, Mr. Chairman, is a precious inheritance, something rare in the history of the world.

What this Committee, what all of us will do to fortify our democracy against coups, political violence, and campaigns to steal elections away from the people.

Although that turn of phrase explained little about our country before he took office, it turned out to be an excellent prophecy of what his rage would come to visit on our people.

We need to defend both our democracy and our freedom with everything we have.

We settle our differences at the ballot box.

Any real leader who sees their supporters going down that path, approaching that line, has a responsibility to say, 'Stop.'