Political Quotes

“I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Washington, Senator Murray, has a question for the House managers. The clerk will read the question. The legislative clerk read as follows: At 6:01 p.m. eastern time on January 6, President Trump tweeted: These are the things that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viscously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long. Adding for rioters to ``go home with love and in peace.'' What is the relevance of this tweet to President Trump's guilt? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The House managers are recognized for up to 5 minutes. Mr. Manager CASTRO of Texas. Senators, this was a key quote and a key statement by the President that day--that horrific day. Remember, the Capitol had been stormed. It had been attacked. People had yelled, ``Hang Mike Pence.'' People had gone after Speaker Pelosi. People brought baseball bats and other weapons. Many Members of Congress in the Senate and the House were fearful for their own lives. The President didn't call the National Guard. His own administration didn't list him as somebody who they had spoken with to activate the Guard. And he said: Remember this day forever. So if he was not guilty of inciting insurrection, if this is not what he wanted, if it wasn't what he desired, by that time the carnage had been on television for hours. He saw what was going on.…”