Several ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump, including his son Donald Trump Jr., urged the president to take more steps to quell violence on January 6, even as many continued to push conspiracy theories about election fraud and advocated for efforts to overturn results.
The former White House Chief of Staff spoke to the press.
The texts, which hadn't been seen before and were sent to the committee, include 2,319 messages the former White House chief of staff exchanged with a host of the president's supporters.
The texts show several in Trump's inner circle urging the president to call for an end to violence, including his son, Donald Trump Jr. Trump's call for support for Capitol police was not enough according to Asap.
The text conversations show how Trump's inner circle pushed strategies to overturn the election results in the weeks after Election Day, including Jordan, who argued that all electoral votes that he believes are unconstitutional should be discounted.
After the election, several lawmakers in private discussions were pushing for Trump to declare martial law, according to the texts.
Although the logs could have been incomplete, Meadows did not respond to the texts or only offer short replies.
According to CNN, Trump's campaign spokesman offered two suggestions for the president to use his social media accounts. In the first, Miller suggested the president say that bad apples, likely ANTIFA or other crazed leftists, were behind the peaceful protest over the fraudulent vote count. Evidence has shown that the protesters were overwhelmingly Trump supporters, and the FBI has said there is no indication that the group played a role in the violent protests.
Two weeks ago, CNN obtained a host of texts sent by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) urging the Trump team to fight to overturn the election. CNN reported 2,319 text messages that were sent by Trump supporters and those in the president's inner circle in the weeks following the election. The House committee was tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection. The House voted to hold him in contempt after he refused to appear for a deposition. A federal judge ruled last month that Trump's efforts to overturn the election were obstruction of justice and that the January 6 committee could review emails from John Eastman.
CNN Exclusive: MarkMeadows has 2,319 text messages that show Trump's inner circle communications before and after Jan 6.
Texts show GOP lawmakers are angry at Trump's efforts to change the outcome of the election.
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