On January 6, 2021, Ivanka Trump begged her father on “at least two occasions” to intervene to stop “the violence” carried out by her followers that day on Capitol Hill. This has been revealed by the vice president of the US Lower House commission investigating the assault, Republican Liz Cheney.
In an interview on Sunday on ABC News’ This Week , the legislator noted that the commission has “first-hand testimonies” confirming the pleas of the outgoing president’s daughter and adviser, as well as the situation that took place in the White House while the Trumpist mob stormed Congress.
Cheney says Trump followed what was happening on Capitol Hill on television , sitting in the dining room next to the Oval Office. “We know that members of his staff begged him to appear on television to urge the crowd to stop the assault,” he explained. Among them were Kevin McCarthy, leader of the Republican minority in the House of Representatives, and Ivanka, who “went at least twice to ask him to please stop this violence,” says the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, repudiated by Republicans for his role on the commission and for condemning Trump’s role in the rebellion outright.
Two hours later, in a one-minute video posted on social media, Trump urged his followers to “go home in peace,” while also insisting on bogus electoral fraud and encouraging rioters to disrupt the tally of votes. votes that formalized Joe Biden’s victory .
Along the same lines, the president of the commission, Democrat Bennie Thompson, explained on CNN the role of Ivanka and the other advisers. “We want to verify everything before preparing our report (…). All I can say is that it is very unusual for someone in charge to observe what is happening and do nothing, “he said.
These statements take place a few days after the first anniversary of the most shameful episode in recent United States history, in which hundreds of Trump supporters went to the Capitol to stop the legislative process that certified the triumph of Joe Biden in the November 2020 presidential election.
The commission in charge of investigating what happened, both the attack and the mobilizations and protests called the previous days, has one year to finish its work, with which the presentation of the conclusions would coincide with the mid-term legislative elections , next November. .
Within the commission they are investigating the possible financial fraud committed by Trump and his people in relation to the financing of those groups that came to Washington to protest.