DONALD TRUMP - DAY 5 OF 6 · ~24 MIN
January 6 and the Big Lie
It is 1:00 PM on January 6, 2021. Donald Trump stands at a podium on the Ellipse, the park immediately south of the White House. An estimated crowd of between 10,000 and 30,000 people fills the space in front of him, flags snapping in the cold Washington air — "Stop the Steal" banners, American flags, Trump 2020 flags, a smattering of Confederate battle flags visible at the edges. Congress is gathering half a mile away to certify the Electoral College votes that will confirm Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. What happens in the next five hours will be the subject of two Senate impeachment trials, four federal and state criminal indictments, and an ongoing constitutional debate about the limits of presidential power.
Contents — 7 sections
- OPENING SCENE
- 2020 ELECTION NIGHT AND THE REFUSAL TO CONCEDE
- THE 62 LAWSUITS
- THE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN
- THE JANUARY 6 RALLY
- THE 187 MINUTES IN FULL
- THE SECOND IMPEACHMENT
OPENING SCENE
It is 1:00 PM on January 6, 2021. Donald Trump stands at a podium on the Ellipse, the park immediately south of the White House. An estimated crowd of between 10,000 and 30,000 people fills the space in front of him, flags snapping in the cold Washington air — "Stop the Steal" banners, American flags, Trump 2020 flags, a smattering of Confederate battle flags visible at the edges. Congress is gathering half a mile away to certify the Electoral College votes that will confirm Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. What happens in the next five hours will be the subject of two Senate impeachment trials, four federal and state criminal indictments, and an ongoing constitutional debate about the limits of presidential power.
LOCKED AFTER THE PREVIEW
What's in the rest of Day 5
- 2020 ELECTION NIGHT AND THE REFUSAL TO CONCEDE
- THE 62 LAWSUITS
- THE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN
- THE JANUARY 6 RALLY
- THE 187 MINUTES IN FULL
- THE SECOND IMPEACHMENT