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Jan. 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump’s Delay as Riot Unfolded
The House Jan. 6 committee’s July 21 hearing centered on testimony and video about Donald Trump’s response as the Capitol attack unfolded.
Edition · July 22, 2022
Trump’s Jan. 6 Hangover Got Loud Again
A July 21 hearing replayed the worst hour of his presidency, and the damage landed squarely on July 22: fresh testimony, fresh tape, and no fresh defense that held up for long.
Friday’s Trump-world screwup was not a new scandal so much as a brutal reminder that the old one is still metastasizing. The House Jan. 6 committee spent July 21 airing new testimony and video about Donald Trump’s refusal to act while the Capitol was under attack, and the aftershock kept rolling into July 22 as the political and legal case against him hardened again.
Closing take
In other words: Trump’s favorite move in a crisis is still to wait, deny, and let the record get worse. That strategy may thrill his base, but it keeps producing the same result for everyone else — more evidence, more outrage, and a larger bill for the country.
Ranked by how bad the fuckup was
5 stars means maximum fallout. 1 star means a smaller self-own.