As Donald Trump watched rioters storm the Capitol on television on January 6, 2021, one of the president’s top aides drafted Trump’s first tweet that urged protesters to remain peaceful, ABC News reported.
Last year, a congressional panel investigating Trump’s role in the January 6 events outlined how the former president was reluctant to call in additional law enforcement to stop rioters during the first few hours of the Capitol breach and instead spent much of his time watching television or making calls to his attorney and Republican allies.
New details of what went on inside the White House during that time show Trump needed the hand of Dan Scavino, who was his deputy chief of staff and is now senior advisor to Trump’s reelection campaign, to try to calm protesters.
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Last year, a congressional panel investigating Trump’s role in the January 6 events outlined how the former president was reluctant to call in additional law enforcement to stop rioters during the first few hours of the Capitol breach and instead spent much of his time watching television or making calls to his attorney and Republican allies.
Scavino was one of dozens of witnesses interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team as part of the Justice Department’s probe into the former president’s actions on January 6.
As the Capitol breach unfolded, a small group of people around Trump, including Scavino, tried to persuade him to send a forceful message to the protesters, sources told ABC News.
They told ABC News that the tweet shocked several aides, including Scavino, the only other person with access to Trump’s Twitter account.
Around 2:38 p.m. local time, a tweet was posted on Trump’s Twitter account: "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement.
ABC News sources said Scavino told federal investigators that Trump remained reluctant about putting out more messages on Twitter.
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