Meadows texts show Hannity, Don Jr. wanted Trump to stop Jan. 6 riot

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As rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, several leading Fox News pundits and Donald Trump’s eldest son all voiced desperate concerns that the former president was doing nothing to quell the violence and protect those in the building, according to damning text messages unveiled Monday night by the select committee investigating the attack.

Published 1 year ago · Washington, United States

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The Guardian

Fox News hosts and Trump Jr urged Mark Meadows to help stop Capitol attack, texts reveal – live

Pleas from Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr urged the chief of staff to take action

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Text messages sent to Trump adviser Meadows during Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows received a series of text pleas from members of the conservative-leaning media during the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol urging him to persuade then-President Donald Trump to tell supporters to go home. The following texts were made public in a meeting of the House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the

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The Independent

Trump Jr sent desperate texts to Mark Meadows during Capitol riot urging Trump to act

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USA Today

Fox News hosts Ingraham, Kilmeade, Hannity, as well as Trump Jr., urged Meadows to help stop Jan. 6 riot, committee says

Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Brian Kilmeade and Sean Hannity implored the White House to step in as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Texts show Trump. Jr. Fox News hosts pleaded with Meadows: Get Trump to stop Capitol attack

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1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Liz Cheney reveals multiple Fox News hosts texted Meadows Jan. 6

Rep. Liz Cheney reads aloud texts sent to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the January 6 riot on the Capitol. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is moving forward with criminal contempt proceedings against Meadows after he halted cooperation with the panel.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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