NEW: Playbook scoops an important moment on the 1/6 timeline. MELANIA Trump was informed of the violence at the Capitol at least *an hour before* Trump tweeted his 2:24 pm attack on VP Pence.
Further undercuts the paper-thin claim that Trump wasn’t aware Pence faced danger.
Further undercuts the paper-thin claim that Trump wasn’t aware Pence faced danger.
The timestamp is from former MELANIA chief of staff and former WH press secretary Stephanie Grisham’s new book, an excerpt obtained by @dlippman.
Rioters had surrounded the building around 1 and breached it just after 2.
Rioters had surrounded the building around 1 and breached it just after 2.
Melania Trump’s records — including potentially this text and any others surrounding it — are among those the Jan. 6 committee in the House are likely to attempt to obtain from telecom companies and the National Archives.
It was always unlikely Trump was unaware of the threat Pence faced — the Secret Service knew, as did the Pentagon and top WH aides. But it’s yet another angle for investigators to lay bare what Trump was doing/focused on as the mob began breaching the Capitol.
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