Trump and January 6th: What We Know So Far.

Until yesterday’s Select Committee hearing, I was convinced that OS’s ranting about election ‘fraud’ was a complete scam invented by Roger Stone and used by Trump to keep himself in the thick of things politically, so to speak. After what I saw and heard last night, I’m not so sure.

What we learned was that on January 6th, Trump returned to the White House after talking at the Ellipse, and then spent the next three hours in his private dining room off of the Oval Office, making phone calls, sending out several tweets and watching the invasion of the Capitol on TV.

He then went out on the South Lawn, recorded a brief video telling the rioters to go home but also telling them that the election was rigged and that he loved them all for what they had done.

Neither of the two witnesses who appeared at yesterday’s hearing actually spoke directly to OS while the riot was going on. And even though the Committee played endless text messages from other Trump supporters — family, media personalities, staff — none of these individuals had a direct conversation with the President during this fateful time.

What we know for sure is that OS knew the Capitol had been invaded and that the rioters were trying to stop the final electoral count from taking place. We also know that Trump made no attempt whatsoever…