new video loaded: Donald Trump ‘Lit the Flame,’ Rep. Castro Says
transcript
Donald Trump ‘Lit the Flame,’ Rep. Castro Says
As senators questioned the defense and prosecution during the fourth day of former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial, Representative Joaquin Castro said the former president bore responsibility for the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Donald Trump summoned the mob, he assembled a mob and he lit the flame. Everything that followed was because of his doing. And although he could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence, he never did. In other words, this violent, bloody insurrection that occurred on Jan. 6 would not have occurred but for President Trump. The evidence we presented at trial makes this absolutely clear. This attack, as we said, didn’t come from one random speech and it didn’t happen by accident. And that mob didn’t come out of thin air. Before the election, Donald Trump spread lie after lie about potential fraud in an election, remember, that hadn’t even happened yet. Months before the election took place, he was saying it was rigged, that it was going to be stolen, all to make his supporters believe that the only way he was going to lose is if the election was stolen, if the election was rigged. And remember, this is in the United States where our vote is our voice. You tell somebody that an election victory is being stolen from them, that’s a combustible situation. And he gave them clear direction on how to deal with that.
Donald Trump ‘Lit the Flame,’ Rep. Castro Says
As senators questioned the defense and prosecution during the fourth day of former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial, Representative Joaquin Castro said the former president bore responsibility for the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
1:53
Biden Speaks to Black Voters in South Carolina
1:21
Fulton County D.A. Indicts Trump and 18 Others
2:19
Rusty Bowers Recalls Harassment After Rejecting 2020 Fraud Claims
0:40
Pence Rejects Trump’s Claim That He Could Overturn the Election
1:06
Biden Campaigns for Newsom in California
2:52
‘Telling the Truth Shouldn’t Be Hard’: Officers Testify About Jan. 6 Riot
1:06
Pence Says He May Never See Trump ‘Eye to Eye’ on Capitol Riot
1:06
Family of Fallen Officer Urges Senators to Back Jan. 6 Investigation
1:32
Arizona Republican Leaders Criticize Election Audit
8:54
‘We’ve Lost the Line!’: Radio Traffic Reveals Police Under Siege at Capitol
0:45
CPAC Crowd Cheers Josh Hawley’s Vote Against Election Results
NOW PLAYING
Donald Trump ‘Lit the Flame,’ Rep. Castro Says
Advertisement