As part of his frenzied attempt to cling to power, now former President Donald Trump reached out repeatedly to members of Congress on January 6, 2021, both before and during the siege of the Capitol, according to White House call logs and evidence gathered by the House committee investigating the attack
A mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacks the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal prosecutors and congressional investigators are documenting how the former president’s “Be there, will be wild!” tweet became a catalyst for militants before the Capitol assault. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
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