This fifth day of the second indictment trial against Trump came as a surprise after he agreed to call witnesses 55 to 45 votes.
So far, the witness to appear has been requested by Democrats Jamie Herrera Beatler, Republican Congressman for the State of Washington, Of Hispanic descent, although there may be more witnesses, as well as security.
At the time of the incident, Herrera Beatler said on Friday that she had received information in an invitation to Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader of the House Republican Party, that then-President Trump had initially backed his supporters who attacked Capitol on January 6.
A Republican spokesman confirming the key details of CNN’s call on the call released a statement Friday night in which, after McCarthy told Trump to stop his supporters, the president responded: “I think these people are more upset about the election than you are,” which sparked an argument between the two. .
For this reason, Democratic executives in the House of Representatives have asked him to be called as a witness at the trial. Herrera Beatler said he knew the details because McCarthy had told them, and asked real “patriots” to come forward and share what they knew about this open call between Trump and the Republican leader.
For more details on this call between Trump and McCarthy, see here:
