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Chapter 6.3 - The Oath Keepers: "He Called Us All to the Capitol and Wants Us to Make it Wild!!!" (The January 6th Report) Mar 23, 2023

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This section describes another organization involved in the January 6 events: The Oath Keepers. The group called for President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act throughout December 2020, arguing that the President needed to do so to "Stop the Steal." In a message to the Oath Keepers, group founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes wrote: "We need to push Tump [sic] to do his duty. If he doesn't, we will do ours." Rhodes believed that the President could empower militias like the Oath Keepers to enforce law and order after other Americans refused to accept President Trump's rule.

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Chapter 6.2 - The Proud Boys: "[Y]ou Want to Storm the Capitol" (The January 6th Report) Mar 22, 2023

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This section describes the background of the Proud Boys group and how their growth was impacted following a statement by President Trump during a debate. As former Vice President Joe Biden's victory became apparent, Proud Boys leaders directed their ire toward others in the Government. The group was involved with a couple key events in Washington D.C. ahead of January 6th. Additionally, they created an encrypted chat to help the group's leaders coordinate in advance of their efforts to storm the Capitol.

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Chapter 6.1 - How Far-Right Extremists and Conspiracy Theorists Planned for January 6th (The January 6th Report) Mar 21, 2023

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President Trump's "be wild" tweet immediately mobilized extremists and conspiracy theorists in the "Stop the Steal" coalition. "Stop the Steal" events and other protests throughout 2020 helped build the momentum for January 6th. Two of these rallies in Washington D.C. were critically important. "Stop the Steal" organizers also tried to use the mob they had assembled—including extremists from the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and Groypers—to intimidate lawmakers and overturn the election results in Georgia.

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Chapter 6 (Intro) - "Be There, Will Be Wild!" (The January 6th Report) Mar 20, 2023

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Electors around the country met to cast their Electoral College votes in December 2020. Their vote ensured former Vice President Joe Biden's victory and cemented President Donald J. Trump's defeat. President Trump however, had no intention of conceding. As he plotted ways to stay in power, the President summoned a mob for help. On December 19th, President Trump tweeted: "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!" This section summarizes the various groups that helped to orchestrate the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Chapter 5.5 - Aftermath of the Attack (The January 6th Report) Mar 17, 2023

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After January 6th, John Eastman reached out to Eric Herschmann, a lawyer in the White House Counsel's Office, to talk about litigation in Georgia on behalf of the Trump Campaign. Herschmann used the opportunity to berate Eastman and to recommend that he find a criminal defense lawyer. Eastman later reach out to Rudy Giuliani about being on a list for presidential pardons.

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Chapter 5.4 - President Trump Endangers Pence's Life, Causing the Vice President, His Family, and Staff to Narrowly Miss the Rioters as They Flee the Mob Attacking the Capitol (The January 6th Report) Mar 16, 2023

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This section describes the actions taken by Vice President Mike Pence on January 6th after rioters broke into the Capitol. The Vice President refused the Secret Service's first two attempts to evacuate him from his ceremonial office, but was ultimately forced to a more secure location. He decided he was staying in the building unless there was imminent danger to bodily safety, because he did not want to provide a win to the rioters.

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Chapter 5.3 - President Trump and His Allies Continue to Pressure the Vice President on January 6th, Threatening His Life and Our Democracy (The January 6th Report) Mar 14, 2023

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5.3 - President Trump and His Allies Continue to Pressure the Vice President on January 6th, Threatening His Life and Our Democracy

President Trump Has a "[H]Eated" Conversation With Vice President Pence Before His Rally on the Ellipse
Trump, Eastman and Giuliani Continue to Pressure Vice President Pence at the Ellipse Rally
President Trump Directs the Angry Mob at the Capitol to Pressure Vice President Pence
The Vice President Waited to Release His Statement Out of Deference to President Trump, Who Was Still Speaking on the Ellipse, and Ultimately Released It Just Minutes Before the Joint Session Convened at 1:00 p.m.
Vice President Pence Adheres to the U.S. Constitution and Complies with the Law Governing the Certification of the Presidential Election.

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Chapter 5.2 - President Trump and His Allies Exert Intense Public and Private Pressure on the Vice President in Advance of the Joint Session of Congress on January 6th (The January 6th Report) Mar 09, 2023

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5.2 - President Trump and His Allies Exert Intense Public and Private Pressure on the Vice President in Advance of the Joint Session of Congress on January 6th

January 2, 2021: The Vice President Meets With His Advisors, Cementing His Intended Path for the Joint Session
January 2, 2021: Eastman and Bannon Question the "Courage and Spine" of Vice President Pence
January 3, 2021: Eastman Drafts Another "January 6 Scenario" Memo "Wargaming" the Ways That Vice President Pence Could Change the Outcome of the Election.
January 4, 2021: President Trump and Eastman Meet with Pence and His Staff in the Oval Office.
January 4, 2021: President Trump Publicly Pressures the Vice President During a Rally Speech in Georgia
January 5, 2021: Eastman Pressures Pence's Staff in a Private Meeting While President Trump Tweets
January 5, 2021: President Trump Again Pressures Vice President Pence in a One-On-One Meeting at the White House and Another Phone Call With Eastman
January 5, 2021: An Accurate New York Times Article About the Vice President Prompts a False Statement in Response by President Trump
January 5, 2021: Bannon Publicly Amplifies the Pressure on Vice President Pence

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Chapter 5.1 - President Trump and His Allies Embark on a Desperate Gambit to Block Certification of the 2020 Presidential Election (The January 6th Report) Mar 07, 2023

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5.1 - President Trump and His Allies Embark on a Desperate Gambit to Block Certification of the 2020 Presidential Election

The Intellectual Framework for the Theory That the Vice President Could Change the Outcome of the Election at the Joint Session Emerged From Discussions Among the Lawyers Working With the Trump Campaign After the 2020 Election
Kenneth Chesebro Articulated a "President of the Senate" Strategy in Early December, When the Trump Campaign Was Convening "Alternate" Electors in Key States President Trump Lost
On December 23, John Eastman Drafted the First of His Two "January 6th Scenario" Memos, Articulating the Argument That Under the Constitution the Vice President Is the "Ultimate Arbiter"
Eastman Changed His Evaluation of the 12th Amendment, and the Role of the Vice President, After President Trump Lost the Election
Eastman's "January 6 Scenario" Clearly Required the Vice President To Violate the Electoral Count Act, the Federal Law Governing the Certification of Presidential Elections
Eastman's Theory Was—in the Words of President Trump's Senior White House and Campaign Officials—"Insane," "Crazy," "Nutty" and It Would Never Practically Work
The Vice President's Conclusion That He Did Not Have the Ability to Affect the Outcome of the Election
President Trump's Allies Filed Lawsuits Seeking a Court Order Directing Vice President Pence Not to Count Certain Electoral Votes
Other Individuals Advising President Trump and His Campaign Also Advocated for a Role for the Vice President at the Joint Session

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Chapter 5 (Intro) - "A Coup in Search of a Legal Theory" (The January 6th Report) Mar 06, 2023

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As January 6th approached, President Trump turned on his own Vice President. This chapter describes the pressure placed on Vice President Mike Pence in the days leading up to January 6th. It also provides evidence that President Trump knew what he was doing was in violation of the Electoral Count Act and the U.S. Constitution. Finally, sending his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol was one last attempt to pressure Vice President Pence into taking one of the two options that President Trump and John Eastman believed would either keep Trump in office or delay former Vice President Biden from taking office.

These episodes are created based on the value-for-value model - if you find value in the effort to provide an open and available reading of this document, please support the podcast at governmentunfiltered.com or patreon.com/timberlanemedia. If you'd like to provide an anonymous donation, you can go to glow.fm/insider. Follow the show on Twitter @GovUnfiltered or on Facebook at facebook.com/governmentunfiltered.

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