This article was posted on 07/30/22 titled: More Bombshells About Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 Speech Were Just Dropped During The Committee Hearing
The January 6 committee has revealed more lines that former president Donald Trump allegedly removed from his ‘National Healing’ speech on the day after the infamous Capitol riots. On the evening of January 7, 2021 (just a day after Trump dubbed the violent rioters “very special” and told them “we love you” but also “go home”), the twice-impeached president gave another speech from The White House.
Last week, Rep. Elaine Luria noted during a televised hearing that the billionaire was reluctant to even give a second speech. He changed his mind, however, Luria said, when advisors warned him of “concerns he might be removed from power under the 25th Amendment or by impeachment.” Luria also showed outtakes from the video in which Trump refused to say the following line, “This election is now over.”
It took more than 24 hours for President Trump to address the nation again after his Rose Garden video on January 6th in which he affectionately told his followers to go home in peace.
There were more things he was unwilling to say. pic.twitter.com/cJBIX5ROxs
— Rep. Elaine Luria (@RepElaineLuria) July 25, 2022
Earlier this week, Luria shared another video online of Trump and prefaced it by saying, “There were more things he was unwilling to say.” The video also depicts an annotated document labeled, ‘Remarks on National Healing’ admit witness testimony gathered during the committee’s investigation.
Ivanka Trump, (his daughter and former White House advisor) also notably told the panel that the document “looks like a copy of a draft of the remarks for that day” and that black lines which crossed out some words and added others “looks like my father’s handwriting.”
When Donald J. Trump finally sent his supporters attacking the Capitol a message, it was not one of condemnation.
Instead, it was his newest version of “Stand Back and Stand By.” pic.twitter.com/D14LGp60ed
— Rep. Elaine Luria (@RepElaineLuria) July 22, 2022
If Trump had followed the original script seen in the video Luria posted on Twitter, he would have said, “I am directing the Department of Justice to ensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We must send a clear message — not with mercy but with JUSTICE. Legal consequences must be swift and firm.” However, these lines were crossed out in black pen.
And it didn’t stop there, as the following lines were also changed and left out of his script: “I want to be very clear: you do not represent me. You do not represent our movement.” Instead, the following was left in the script, “You do not represent our country.” Trump also allegedly decided to change the following line, “And if you broke the law, you belong in jail.” According to the black pen scribbles, this was edited to, “And if you broke the law, you will pay.”
Within 15 minutes of leaving the stage, President Trump knew the Capitol was besieged and under attack.
But from 1:25 until after 4:00, the President stayed in his dining room off the Oval Office. Witnesses confirmed that Trump was in the dining room watching TV. pic.twitter.com/DlLZQBO1Av
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) July 23, 2022
He also reportedly shortened the following line, as it originally appeared, “Like all Americans, I am outraged and sickened by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem,” but it instead was changed to, “I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem.”
Jared Kushner, (Trump’s son-in-law and former advisor) also gave testimony about this very Jan. 7 speech. He said, referring directly to the draft remarks that were prepared for the president, “We felt like it was important to further call for de-escalation.” In the video, an investigator asks Kushner why Trump would have crossed out the line about “lawbreakers” being “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Kushner replied, “I don’t know.”
This article was updated on 10/16/22 with the information below:
On Thursday, October 13th, The House January. 6 select committee agreed that Donald Trump *should* be held accountable for the Capitol attack, as they voted unanimously to subpoena the twice-impeached former president. The committee members said they wanted Trump to "answer for his actions," adding that the panel needs to hear from him in a way that goes "beyond" the fact-finding.
And there it is. The January 6 Committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump to testify under oath.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 13, 2022
“This is a question about accountability to the American people. He must be accountable," committee chair Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said. "He is required to answer for his actions. He is required to answer to those police officers who put their lives and bodies on the line to defend our democracy. He is required to answer to those millions of Americans whose votes he wanted to throw out as part of his scheme to remain in power and whatever is underway to ensure this accountability under law."
"He is required to answer for his actions" — Bennie Thompson
We have left no doubt, none, that Donald Trump led an effort to upend American democracy that directly resulted in the violence of January 6th. Trump is not above the law!
— Bennie G. Thompson (@BennieGThompson) October 14, 2022
Thompson added: "This committee will demand a full accounting to every American person of the event of January 6. So it is our obligation to seek Donald Trump's testimony."
Liz Cheney says: "Every American is entitled to those answers"
Vice-chair Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, who is one of two Republicans on the select committee, said that the panel may go on to make criminal referrals, but for the time being, getting answers from Trump is the main goal! "At some point, the Department of Justice may well unearth the facts that these and other witnesses are currently concealing," she said. "We are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion. And every American is entitled to those answers."
Trump update 10/13/2022..Why didn’t the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago? Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? https://t.co/C5t04XeBmD https://t.co/89zLedIpX0
— dog (@dogcicle) October 14, 2022
Donald Trump's defiance
Trump, as expected, had many thoughts about the committee's decision, and took to social media to share his opinions. "Why didn't the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago?" he asked. "Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? Because the Committee is a total 'BUST' that has only served to further divide our Country."
