These SMS “prove that the White House knew what was happening on Capitol Hill” in real time. On Monday, Republican elected official Liz Cheney read aloud text messages received by Donald Trump’s chief of staff as thousands of his supporters swarmed Congress. In the process, American elected officials voted to recommend prosecution against Mark Meadows, who refuses to come and testify before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry.
Liz Cheney reads text messages received by Trump’s chief of staff during Capitol Hill 🔥:
– “We are under siege”
– “There is an armed face-to-face in front of the Chamber”
– “There will be deaths”
– SMS from Don Jr: “He has to denounce this shit ASAP. The tweet about the police is not enough” 1/2 pic.twitter.com/5cxbnhawUo– Philippe Berry (@ptiberry) December 14, 2021
Liz Cheney, the Republican nemesis of Donald Trump and vice-chairman of the commission, read a dozen text messages sent by elected officials and White House executives to Mark Meadows: “We are under siege”, “Mark, the demonstrators are surging in on the Capitol and smashed windows, “” They made it inside, is Trump going to say something? “,” There is an armed face-to-face in front of the entrance of the Chamber “,” The president must tell the demonstrators to leave, there will be deaths “,” TELL THEM TO RETURN HOME! “
Messages from Sean Hannity and Donald Trump Jr
Mark Meadows also received texts from several relatives of the president. Fox News star Sean Hannity asked if Donald Trump “could make a (written) statement asking people to leave Capitol Hill?” “. And the eldest son of the Commander-in-Chief of the United States, Donald Trump Jr, insisted, “He has to condemn this shit immediately. The Capitol Police tweet is not enough. “Response from Mark Meadows:” I agree, I’m doing my best. “
On Twitter, Donald Trump called on the demonstrators to respect the police, then to demonstrate peacefully, about 1 hour and then 1:30 after the start of the attack. But it had taken nearly 3 hours before posting a video asking the rioters to return home.
Trial for Steve Bannon
Mark Meadows provided thousands of pages of official documents, emails and text messages to the Board of Inquiry, but refuses to testify at all costs. The elected officials therefore recommended prosecution against him, on the grounds that he is trying by his silence “to obstruct an investigation of Congress”.
This recommendation has been forwarded to the Ministry of Justice. It is up to him to make the final decision to indict Mark Meadows, as had already been the case for Donald Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon, who will be on trial this summer.