The official White House photographer wanted to do her job. The photographer wanted to take a picture of the sitting president because it was important for history.
The official White House photographer, Shealah Craighead, was told not to take pictures.
It was a rare moment of not using a camera.
On Thursday, the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol revealed that Craighead recalled that she was blocked in her duties as the panel sought to explain the lack of official documentation about Trump's actions.
"Despite the lack of photos or an official record, we learned what President Trump was doing while he was watching TV in the dining room," said Elaine Luria, a Virginia Democrat.
Craighead was the official White House photographer until Trump left office in early 2021.
There was no official record of the former president receiving or placing a call between the hours of 11:06 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mick Mulvaney, Trump's onetime acting White House chief of staff, claimed that the committee referred to the call log of the residence instead of the Oval Office.
Luria said that the presidential daily diary was silent in the crucial afternoon hours leading up to Trump's recorded message. You are very special and we love you.
The lack of documentation was described as a "smoking gun" by Andrew Weissmann.
Weissmann wrote that there were missing call logs and no photos. What's the reason? There was no record of his leading a coup.
Luria said that Trump asked for a list of Republican senators to call and dial Rudy Giuliani during the riots.
Luria spoke about the lack of official documentation during the House committee's eighth public hearing, which focused on the 187 minutes between the breaching of the Capitol and Trump's recorded message to supporters. She was the leader of the hearing and she referred to Trump's January 6 video as the "now infamous 'go home' message."
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