Donald Trump refused to intervene during the Capitol riots on January 6 despite desperate pleas from aides and even his own family, a congressional inquiry has heard.
Mr Trump, who watched the riot on TV from the White House, refused to condemn the insurrection attempt, instead “pouring gasoline on the fire“ by tweeting his false claims of a stolen election, the House committee investigating the event heard Thursday.
“President Trump didn’t fail to act,“ said Republican Adam Kinzinger. ”He chose not to act.“
During their last hearing of the summer, the panel dove into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act — despite pleas from aides and allies.
