{"id":12591,"date":"2024-01-08T12:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=12591"},"modified":"2024-01-08T12:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T12:53:11","slug":"special-counsel-probe-uncovers-new-details-about-trumps-inaction-on-jan-6-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=12591","title":{"rendered":"Special counsel probe uncovers new details about Trump’s inaction on Jan. 6: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Donald Trump’s refusal to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago as he sat watching TV inside the White House, according to sources familiar with what Smith’s team has learned during its Jan. 6 probe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the exclusive details come from the questioning of Trump’s former deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Sources said Scavino told Smith’s investigators that as the violence began to escalate that day, Trump “was just not interested” in doing more to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources also said former Trump aide Nick Luna told federal investigators that when Trump was informed that then-Vice President Mike Pence had to be rushed to a secure location, Trump responded, “So what?” — which sources said Luna saw as an unexpected willingness by Trump to let potential harm come to a longtime loyalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Democrats and other critics have openly accused Trump of failing to do enough that day, with the Democrat-led House select committee accusing Trump of committing “an utter moral failure” and “a clear dereliction of duty.” But what sources now describe to ABC News are the assessments and first-hand accounts of several of Trump’s own advisers who stood by him for years — and were among the few to directly engage with him throughout that day.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“According to sources, when speaking with Smith’s team, Scavino recalled telling Trump in a phone call the night of Jan. 6: “This is all your legacy here, and there’s smoke coming out of the Capitol.””<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/gma\/special-counsel-probe-uncovers-details-130200050.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Donald Trump’s refusal to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago as he sat watching TV inside the White House, according to sources familiar with what Smith’s team has learned during its Jan. 6 probe.
\nMany of the exclusive details come from the questioning of Trump’s former deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Sources said Scavino told Smith’s investigators that as the violence began to escalate that day, Trump “was just not interested” in doing more to stop it.<\/p>\n

Sources also said former Trump aide Nick Luna told federal investigators that when Trump was informed that then-Vice President Mike Pence had to be rushed to a secure location, Trump responded, “So what?” — which sources said Luna saw as an unexpected willingness by Trump to let potential harm come to a longtime loyalist.<\/p>\n

House Democrats and other critics have openly accused Trump of failing to do enough that day, with the Democrat-led House select committee accusing Trump of committing “an utter moral failure” and “a clear dereliction of duty.” But what sources now describe to ABC News are the assessments and first-hand accounts of several of Trump’s own advisers who stood by him for years — and were among the few to directly engage with him throughout that day.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“According to sources, when speaking with Smith’s team, Scavino recalled telling Trump in a phone call the night of Jan. 6: “This is all your legacy here, and there’s smoke coming out of the Capitol.””<\/p>\n

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