Liz Cheney: “He refused repeated pleas from his family, from his closest…”

“… the vice president and the speaker of the House, Donald Trump watched the attack on television for hours. For hours, sitting in the dining room next to the Oval Office. He refused repeated pleas from his family, from his closest advisors, from the most senior officials in his campaign and in our government to tell the mobile to leave. And when Donald Trump finally did speak publicly, after hours of violence, after the Capitol had been invaded, he praised the rioters. He did not condemn them. That's who Donald Trump is.” (09:44–09:58)

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