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4:17 p.m.
Trump does not go on TV. Instead, he tweets a video talking to his supporters inside the Capitol.
"I know your pain. I know your hurt," he begins. "We love you. You're very special. You've seen what happens. You've seen the way others are treated. ... I know how you feel, but go home, and go home in peace."
Of course he Tweeted .Most times the compliant press did not even bother carrying his addresses . In addition ,anyone inside the Capitol would not have seen a television address .But many of them were on Twitter and other social media while the riot was occurring .
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The legislation establishing it directed the committee to report on the entire set of "facts, circumstances, and causes" surrounding the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
And on that measure, it failed. By focusing almost exclusively on the role that Trump and his acolytes played in fomenting the riot, the committee has deprived the public of the best possible understanding of exactly what happened that day, why no one anticipated it, and why it wasn't stopped by the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and others charged with protecting the Capitol from dangers foreign and domestic.