By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-sarah-matthews-says-trump-could-have-made-a-statement-condemning-jan-6-almost-instantly Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Sarah Matthews says Trump could have made a statement condemning Jan. 6 ‘almost instantly’ Politics Jul 21, 2022 9:36 PM EDT Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone says he supported an “immediate and forceful” response from Donald Trump to the mob gathering outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and he had pushed for a strong statement to be issued. Watch the moment in the player above. The committee investigating the Capitol riot played parts of a videotaped interview with Cipollone during a prime-time hearing Thursday. Cipollone said during that interview that “I can generically say that I said that people need to be told, there needs to be a public announcement, fast, that people need to leave the Capitol.” WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 He said it would have been possible for Trump to issue a statement from the White House press briefing room, but Trump didn’t do that. Former press aide Sarah Matthews testified that Trump could have gotten in “less than 60 seconds” to the briefing room, where a camera is on at all times. She said “he could have been on camera almost instantly.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone says he supported an “immediate and forceful” response from Donald Trump to the mob gathering outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and he had pushed for a strong statement to be issued. Watch the moment in the player above. The committee investigating the Capitol riot played parts of a videotaped interview with Cipollone during a prime-time hearing Thursday. Cipollone said during that interview that “I can generically say that I said that people need to be told, there needs to be a public announcement, fast, that people need to leave the Capitol.” WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 He said it would have been possible for Trump to issue a statement from the White House press briefing room, but Trump didn’t do that. Former press aide Sarah Matthews testified that Trump could have gotten in “less than 60 seconds” to the briefing room, where a camera is on at all times. She said “he could have been on camera almost instantly.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now