This is the stuff of nightmares in a free and stable democracy. — MaddowBlog
Among the many sights and sounds that linger after the Jan. 6 attack was a specific phrase chanted by some of the rioters: “Hang Mike Pence.” As outlandish as the question might seem, there’s fresh scrutiny this week into whether it was a phrase Donald Trump approved of.Shortly after hundreds of rioters at the Capitol started chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” on Jan.
Some necessary caveats are in order. Right off the bat, let’s note that this reporting hasn’t been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, though Politico and The Washington Post ranLet’s also note that the evidence isn’t exactly direct: Trump said something to Meadows, who echoed the then-president’s sentiment to White House colleagues, one of whom shared the information with the Jan. 6 committee. It’s not as if we have a recording of precisely what Trump said.
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