“A Sitting President Asking For Civil War”: January 6 Committee Details Role of Extremist Groups in Trump Insurrection

In the immediate aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, Donald Trump’s campaign manager expressed remorse for working with him, telling another aide that their boss was a “sitting president asking for civil war.” “This week I feel guilty for helping him win,” Brad Parscale, who led Trump’s 2020 campaign, texted Katrina Pierson, a top adviser to the campaign, that evening. “You did what you felt right at the time and therefore it was right,” Pierson texted back. “But a woman is dead,” he replied, suggesting to Pierson that Trump’s “rhetoric killed someone.” “It wasn’t the rhetoric.” “Katrina,” Parscale wrote. “Yes… Read Full Article