Trump attacks Pence at 2:24 p.m. after learning violence is underway

Date: 2021-01-06
Entry type: targeted-presidential-message
Current status: January 6 committee documented timing and crowd consequences

The committee found that the post intensified an existing anti-Pence sentiment as rioters breached another police line.

Entities and roles

Donald J. Trumpvice president and running mateMike Pence
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At 2:24 p.m., after being informed of violence and after the Secret Service began moving Pence, Trump posted that Pence lacked courage. The committee documented an immediate surge, spread of the message inside the Capitol, and a police-line breach at 2:35. The evidence establishes that sequence and immediate response, not sole causation for every later act of violence.
- United States Government Publishing Office: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolExecutive Summary pages 38–39: notice of violence, 2:24 post, spread, surge, and 2:35 line breach
- TIME: From taunts and lies to an angry mob: Jan. 6 panel details Trump's pressure campaign against PenceTrump's notice of the breach, 2:24 p.m. message, its reading to the crowd, and witness response