The staff who remained at the White House on the morning of January 7th knew the President needed to address the Nation again and they had a speech prepared for him that morning, but he refused for hours to give it.
Luria recounts the delay in Trump's address to the nation following the Capitol attack.
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As we heard at the start of the hearing, in the immediate aftermath of January 6th, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy understood that President Trump bore responsibility for that day and should have taken immediate action to stop the violence.
Rather than uphold his duty to the Constitution, President Trump allowed the mob to achieve the delay that he hoped would keep him in power.
As the next video shows, the rioters' anger was focused primarily on Vice President Mike Pence.
Every President swears or affirms to faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States and, to the best of their ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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