Donald Trump refused to do what everyone knew was absolutely necessary: He refused, for hours, to instruct the rioters to stand down and leave, all while continuing to lobby legislators to stop the count. As a result, more than 140 law-enforcement officers were attacked and injured, and five deaths eventually resulted. So these were the seven principal elements of the Trump plan. We recognized that each hearing would require a careful, fact-based presentation. And each would rely on testimony from Republican officials and Republican witnesses.
