The report concludes with a set of 11 recommendations by the committee. This section describes recommended legislation, the need for accountability, the designation of the joint session of Congress as a National Special Security Event, and clar

Chapter 8.9 - Clearing the U.S. Capitol Building and Restricted Grounds (The January 6th Report)

May 8th, 2023 9m 44s

After the House and Senate Members were evacuated, law enforcement officers cleared rioters out of the Capitol and off the grounds. Starting before 3:00 p.m., it took law enforcement approximately three hours to push rioters out of the Capitol

Chapter 8.8 - The Evacuation (The January 6th Report)

May 5th, 2023 5m 35s

When rioters surrounded the perimeter of the Capitol, and reached the Senate and House Chambers, Members were forced to evacuate for safety. USCP officers responded to both Chambers and served as escorts. By the time the Capitol was breached, t

Chapter 8.7 - President Trump Pours Fuel on the Fire (The January 6th Report)

May 4th, 2023 12m 43s

This section of the report describes the clashes between rioters at the Capitol and the officers on the scene. One of the most brutal attacks of the day occurred outside the West Plaza tunnel when rioters dragged MPD Officer Michael Fanone into

Chapter 8.6 - The United States Capitol is Breached (The January 6th Report)

May 3rd, 2023 21m 51s

Extremists, conspiracy theorists and others breached the U.S. Capitol building at several locations over the course of an hour. This section describes how they probed for weaknesses in the building’s defenses, battled law enforcement personnel

Chapter 8.5 - The Mob Surges (The January 6th Report)

May 2nd, 2023 6m 9s

Far-right extremists continued to lead the charge as protestors streamed onto the U.S. Capitol’s restricted grounds. This section describes the actions of Guy Reffitt, Daniel Scott, Ryan Kelley, Chris Worrell and others as the group closed in o

Chapter 8.4 - President Trump’s Mob Descends on the U.S. Capitol (The January 6th Report)

May 1st, 2023 11m 40s

This section of the report tracks the steps of Alex Jones after the left the VIP section at the Ellipse rally early to lead the march toward the Capitol. Caroline Wren, a Republican fundraiser who helped organize the Ellipse event, originally e

Chapter 8.3 - The Initial Attack (The January 6th Report)

Apr 28th, 2023 7m 50s

Within minutes of arriving at the Peace Circle, the Proud Boys and their associates launched the attack on the U.S. Capitol. At the conclusion of his speech at the Ellipse, President Trump directed rally attendees to march down Pennsylvania Ave

Chapter 8.2 - March of the Proud Boys (The January 6th Report)

Apr 27th, 2023 7m

While tens of thousands of President Trump’s supporters attended the rally at the Ellipse, the Proud Boys gathered at the Washington Monument. At 10:30 a.m., the Proud Boys started their march down the National Mall towards the U.S. Capitol. Af

Chapter 8.1 - The Mob Assembles in Washington (The January 6th Report)

Apr 26th, 2023 11m 50s

On January 6th, tens of thousands of Americans from around the country gathered at the Ellipse and the Washington Monument. Nick Quested, a documentary filmmaker, captured the mood that morning as some Trump supporters claimed that January 6th

Chapter 8 (Intro) - Analysis of the Attack (The January 6th Report)

Apr 25th, 2023 7m 29s

The January 6th attack has often been described as a riot. That is partly true. Some of those who trespassed on the Capitol’s grounds or entered the building did not plan to do so beforehand. But it is also true that extremists, conspiracy theo

Chapter 7.14 - President Trump’s “Rhetoric Killed Someone” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 24th, 2023 3m 15s

Some of President Trump's supporters made the connection between his words and the violence on January 6th. This section lists some of the text messages from Ali Alexander, Hope Hicks, Brad Parscale and Patrick McDonnell that connected the day'

Chapter 7.13 - He “Just Didn’t Want to Talk About It Anymore” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 24th, 2023 4m 9s

According to this section of the report, the Committee could not find any account where there President expressed grief or regret for what happened at the Capitol. Interviews from Johnny McEntee and Ivaka Trump are cited along with the absence

Chapter 7.12 - President Trump Still Sought to Delay the Joint Session (The January 6th Report)

Apr 21st, 2023 7m 55s

Even after President Trump finally told the rioters to go home, he and his lead attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, continued to seek to delay the joint session of Congress. This section details the calls President Trump made, the people he was speakin

Chapter 7.11 - “Remember This Day Forever!” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 20th, 2023 2m 49s

At 6:01 p.m., President Trump issued another tweet, the last of the day: "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been bad

Chapter 7.10 - “We Love You. You’re Very Special” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 19th, 2023 8m 52s

Previous tweets directed to the rioters at the Capitol were not enough. Conservative media personalities, Republican allies in Congress, and the President’s own family members, continued to pressure Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to get the Presid

Chapter 7.9 - “The President Needs to Stop This ASAP” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 19th, 2023 6m 34s

A barrage of text messages inundated the phone of President Trump's Chief of Staff with a consistent plea. Everyone from conservative media personalities to Republican allies in Congress, and even the President’s own family, urged the President

Chapter 7.8 - “Stay Peaceful!” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 18th, 2023 5m 6s

"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" This was a tweet issued by President Trump at 2:38 p.m. This chapter provides details surrounding the efforts by Ivanka Trump in

Chapter 7.7 - “I Guess They’re Just More Upset About the Election Theft Than You Are” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 18th, 2023 4m 37s

This chapter highlights a conversation between House Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Trump during the attack on the Capitol. “[These] aren’t my people, you know, these are—these are Antifa,” President Trump insisted. “They’re your people. T

Chapter 7.6 - “He Thinks Mike Deserves It” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 17th, 2023 4m 36s

At 2:24 p.m., President Trump made his first public statement during the attack on the Capitol by tweet. It was viewed as an attack on Vice President Pence. A Secret Service agent in the Protective Intelligence Division, tasked with monitoring

Chapter 7.5 - “He Doesn’t Want to Do Anything” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 17th, 2023 3m 36s

Throughout the afternoon, the President’s advisors tried to get him to tell the mob to leave the Capitol. This section describes the concerns of members of the White House staff who wanted the President to release a statement regarding the viol

Chapter 7.4 - “We’re Going to Try to Get the President to Put Out a Statement” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 14th, 2023 8m 23s

After returning to the White House following his speech at the Ellipse, President Trump walked through the corridor from the Oval Office into the Presidential Dining Room and sat down at the table with the television remote and a Diet Coke. For

Chapter 7.3 - The President’s Anger When He Could Not March to the Capitol (The January 6th Report)

Apr 13th, 2023 14m 49s

The Committee received information informally from current and former members of the Secret Service and former White House staff from witnesses describing President Trump as “angry,” “irate,” or “furious” during an interaction in the Presidenti

Chapter 7.2 - “I’ll Be There With You” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 12th, 2023 8m 6s

The President was told, according to testimony, that many members of the crowd gathered at the Ellipse were unwilling to pass through the magnetometers because they were armed. President Trump was furious because he wanted them to come in and h

Chapter 7.1 - “Reinsert the Mike Pence Lines” (The January 6th Report)

Apr 11th, 2023 8m 4s

Vice President Pence was critical to President Trump's plan for January 6th to delay the certification. He tried to reach the Vice President, but couldn’t. Trump spoke with his speechwriter for about 30 minutes ahead of his planned rally and ma