Former US president Donald Trump sat for hours watching Fox News in the White House dining room as the January 6, 2021 insurrection unfolded yet made no attempt to stop the deadly violence despite pleas from family members and staff, a House committee said on Thursday.
The panel also heard how Secret Service agents guarding then-vice president Mike Pence were so alarmed at the deteriorating security situation that they feared for their own lives as a mob brayed for Mr Pence to be murdered.
The two-hour hearing presented a detailed timeline of Mr Trump's actions — or lack of action — during three critical hours around the time of his supporters' attack on the US Capitol.
"President Trump did not fail to act in the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act," Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger said at the start of Thursday's prime-time hearing.
He later said that Mr Trump's conduct on January 6 was a "supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our nation."
"It is a stain on our history," Mr Kinzinger said.
The panel said Mr Trump spent the afternoon watching the events at the US Capitol on television instead of calling for additional law enforcement to address the violence.
Instead, he was calling senators to get them to object to the Congressional certification of the 2020 election results that was ongoing at the Capitol, former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany testified.
The committee played radio clips from Mr Pence's Secret Service team, which depicted a frenzied scramble to secure the vice president as rioters closed in, some of them chanting: "Hang Mike Pence!"
"The members of the VP detail at this time were starting to fear for their own lives," a White House security official testified.
Once Mr Pence and his team were in a secure space, the unnamed White House security official said some made "calls to say goodbye to family members".
Leaders of the committee said presented more pivotal footage from White House counsel Pat Cipollone's testimony.
Mr Cipollone said that multiple people, including Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and chief of staff Mark Meadows, were trying to compel the former president to directly call on his supporters to stop the violent Capitol attack.
"Trump was being advised, by nearly everyone, to immediately instruct his supporters to leave the Capitol, disperse, and halt the violence," panel member Congresswoman Elaine Luria said.
Ms Luria said Mr Trump did not call on the military, federal law enforcement, Washington city police, or other law enforcement agencies to quell the violence. He also did not call Mr Pence as he was stuck in the Capitol.
The panel showed new footage of Congressional leaders speaking with military officials to secure the Capitol.
It also showed footage of far-right Republican Representative Josh Hawley running away from the rioters, just shortly after cheering them on outside the Capitol.
Former Trump White House staffers Sarah Matthews, the former deputy press secretary, and former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger testified on Thursday.
The former president only recorded a video message to the rioters when it was clear the insurrection wouldn't succeed.
New footage shown on Thursday and testimony by White House staffers showed how he went "off the cuff" by continuing to refuse to concede in the 2020 election and lie that the election was stolen.
Ms Matthews said that she resigned that evening because of Mr Trump's refusal to condemn the violence.
Thursday's hearing was the second held during prime-time hours, after the opening hearing that attracted a huge audience online and on TV.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said that there would be more public hearings in September.
The committee is continuing to conduct depositions as it reviews a large amount of evidence. Representative Liz Cheney said the panel has sent more subpoenas and information, and "the dam has begun to break".
The panel plans to send a report to US Congress on its findings this autumn.
The report may include criminal referrals to the US Justice Department, which would then mean the decision on whether to formally charge Mr Trump or anyone in his circle rests with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
On Wednesday, Mr Garland said the January 6 inquiry was the "most important" that the department had conducted and stressed that "no one is above the law in this country".
But MSNBC on Monday revealed an internal document by Mr Garland that suggested the department would not take on any investigations involving presidential candidates given "election year sensitivities".
Mr Trump is widely expected to announce he is running for president run in 2024.
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Australia: Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson and Jackson Bird.
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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021
Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.
The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.
These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.
“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.
“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.
“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.
“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”
Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.
There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.
“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.
“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.
“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”
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Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
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Uefa Champions League quarter-final second leg:
Juventus 1 Ajax 2
Ajax advance 3-2 on aggregate
The squad traveling to Brazil:
Faisal Al Ketbi, Ibrahim Al Hosani, Khalfan Humaid Balhol, Khalifa Saeed Al Suwaidi, Mubarak Basharhil, Obaid Salem Al Nuaimi, Saeed Juma Al Mazrouei, Saoud Abdulla Al Hammadi, Taleb Al Kirbi, Yahia Mansour Al Hammadi, Zayed Al Kaabi, Zayed Saif Al Mansoori, Saaid Haj Hamdou, Hamad Saeed Al Nuaimi. Coaches Roberto Lima and Alex Paz.
Day 2, stumps
Pakistan 482
Australia 30/0 (13 ov)
Australia trail by 452 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the innings
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hall of shame
SUNDERLAND 2002-03
No one has ended a Premier League season quite like Sunderland. They lost each of their final 15 games, taking no points after January. They ended up with 19 in total, sacking managers Peter Reid and Howard Wilkinson and losing 3-1 to Charlton when they scored three own goals in eight minutes.
SUNDERLAND 2005-06
Until Derby came along, Sunderland’s total of 15 points was the Premier League’s record low. They made it until May and their final home game before winning at the Stadium of Light while they lost a joint record 29 of their 38 league games.
HUDDERSFIELD 2018-19
Joined Derby as the only team to be relegated in March. No striker scored until January, while only two players got more assists than goalkeeper Jonas Lossl. The mid-season appointment Jan Siewert was to end his time as Huddersfield manager with a 5.3 per cent win rate.
ASTON VILLA 2015-16
Perhaps the most inexplicably bad season, considering they signed Idrissa Gueye and Adama Traore and still only got 17 points. Villa won their first league game, but none of the next 19. They ended an abominable campaign by taking one point from the last 39 available.
FULHAM 2018-19
Terrible in different ways. Fulham’s total of 26 points is not among the lowest ever but they contrived to get relegated after spending over £100 million (Dh457m) in the transfer market. Much of it went on defenders but they only kept two clean sheets in their first 33 games.
LA LIGA: Sporting Gijon, 13 points in 1997-98.
BUNDESLIGA: Tasmania Berlin, 10 points in 1965-66
MATCH INFO
Kolkata Knight Riders 245/6 (20 ovs)
Kings XI Punjab 214/8 (20 ovs)
Kolkata won by 31 runs
Draw:
Group A: Egypt, DR Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Group B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi
Group C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania
Group D: Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Namibia
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Angola
Group F: Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau
Brief scores:
Everton 2
Walcott 21', Sigurdsson 51'
Tottenham 6
Son 27', 61', Alli 35', Kane 42', 74', Eriksen 48'
Man of the Match: Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
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