Mark Meadows: “This retaliatory environment is very concerning.”

Mark Meadows had to make a decision: Do I try to protect Donald Trump and the legions of people that he is convinced of this big lie, or do I stand for the institution that I was part of? Do I stand for the character and integrity that I…

chalk it up to marketing expense and pay the American taxpayer back immediately.

President Trump wanted to make sure that the people that came, that there was a safe environment for that kind of assembly.

The National Guard would be present at the Capitol to -- quote -- 'protect the pro-Trump people.'