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McMaster says Trump compromised American principles for personal gain after Capitol attack

Date
2021-01-07
Entry type
former-official-condemnation
Current status
Attributed assessment from former national security adviser

The former adviser linked months of election falsehoods to violence aimed at the constitutional transfer of power.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpnational security adviserH. R. McMaster

Claims and evidence

  1. analysisreported

    McMaster condemned the Capitol attack and said Trump and supporters had compromised American principles for personal gain by spreading election falsehoods and stoking anger. He described the violence as an assault on democracy rather than patriotic action. The judgment is attributed to a named former adviser and does not replace particular criminal findings against individual rioters.