Donald Trump tweets incited Capitol violence, Twitter employee tells January 6th Committee

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The violence at the US Capitol on January 6th was caused by Donald Trump's social media posts, according to testimony released on Tuesday.

The employee pointed to a December 19th message from Trump in which he asked his supporters to join him in a protest. It's time to be there. Will be crazy. More than 700 people have been arrested in connection with the violence that occurred after the message was sent.

The impression was confirmed by the testimony of Dr. Donell Harvin. In recorded testimony, Harvin said that they got derogatory information that some violent people were planning to come to DC. The flags went up.

According to testimony, the platform was wary of the former president's presence on the platform as early as September 2020 when Trump urged the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" during a presidential debate.

The employee said that he was concerned that the former president was speaking to extremists. I was concerned that we hadn't seen that type of direct communication before.

The employee said that the company wouldn't ban Trump despite the statements. An employee told investigators that former President Donald Trump would have been permanently suspended from the social networking site.

The employee explained the relationship between the platform and the president. The employee said that they enjoyed having the power of the former president in the social media world.

Two days after the storming of the Capitol, Trump was banned from his account on the social networking site. According to the policy statement, the ban was necessary due to the risk of further insinuation of violence.

In regards to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, we are clear-eyed about our role in the broader information ecosystems, according to a spokesman for the social media company. He continued, "On January 6th, we used the systems we had built prior to the election to respond to the unprecedented attack in real-time and are committed to iterating on this work in order to address violent Extremism in the US and globally."

There is evidence that suggests Trump may have considered more explicit calls to action. The committee obtained a draft of a Trump message after issuing a subpoena. Huge crowds expected so please arrive early. After that, march to the Capitol.

Jamie Raskin, one of the lawmakers leading Tuesday's hearing, said that Trump was urged by his advisors to accept his election loss just hours before he did. Instead of accepting the loss, Donald Trump would make a statement that would change the course of our history as a country.

The statement was included in the July 12th update.