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Blame. let's blame antifa, these aren't our people. it's my understanding that mr. meadows was in the deflecting a blame category but he did end up taking a more neutral route, knowing that there were several advisers in the president's circle urging him to take more action, which i think was reflected in the rhetoric released later that day in the videos. >> you told us that the white house counsel office was in the camp encouraging to stop the attack and leave the capitol. >> white house counsel's office wanted a strong statement out to condemn the rioters and confident in that. >> let's loo...

F-ing furious, and mr. trump talked about the o.t.r., off the record movement. could you tell us who was furious? >> the he i was referring to was the president. he was furious because he wanted the arena that we had to be maxed out at capacity for all attendees. the advance team had relayed to him that the mags were free flowing, everybody who wanted to come in had already come in but he still was angry about the extra space and wanted more people to come in. >> and did you go to the rally in the presidential motorcade? >> i was there, yes. the motorcade. >> and were you back stage with the p...

Invoking the 25th amendment to remove president trump from office. as you can see on the screen, the 25th amendment to the constitution creates a process for the transition of power if a president is unfit or unable to serve. 25th amendment has never been used to remove a president. but the committee has learned that after the attack on the u.s. capitol, this was being discussed by members of president trump's cabinet as a way of stripping the full power of the presidency from donald trump. president trump supporters were worried. in addition to the tweet that he sent mark meadows after the at...

Jonathan turley, both are fox news contributors. jonathan, i was quoting you earlier, but also looking at your most recent observation that in that moment where the secret service would have been refusing to comply with a direct order of the president to proceed to the capitol, you know i'm not sure of the authority to do so by sub -- subordinate, the security team believed it would endanger him. you first. >> yeah, that's a breathtaking moment and i cannot remember anything that would be its equivalent. the president is obviously the head of the executive branch. everyone in that car was subj...

Through metal detectors known as mags for short. the select committee has learned people who willingly entered the enclosed area for president trump's speech were screened so they could attend the rally. they had weapons and other items confiscated. pepper spray, knives, brass knuckles, tassers, body armor, gas masks, batons, blunt weapons. those were just from the people who chose to go through the security for the president's event on the elipse, not the several thousand members who refused to go through the mags and watched from the washington monument. select committee has learned from rep...