We know, as he was sitting there, in the dining room, next to the Oval Office, members of his staff, were pleading with him, to go on television, to tell people to stop. We know Leader McCarthy was pleading with him to do that. We know, members of his family, we know, his daughter, we have firsthand testimony that his daughter, Ivanka, went in, at least twice, to ask him to please stop this violence.
Liz Cheney discusses the former president's inaction during the Capitol attack and the pleas from his staff and family to intervene.
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