Donald Trump Jnr pleaded for father to stop US Capitol attack, along with Fox News hosts
- Right-wing personalities like Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham had urged the president to take action, bombshell messages to a former aide reveal
- Ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows had turned over the texts to lawmakers investigating the January 6 incident, but has since refused to cooperate
Donald Trump Jnr led a chorus of Trumpworld insiders who pleaded with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to convince the former president to end the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.
As the full House of Representatives prepares to vote Tuesday on referring Meadows for contempt prosecution, the congressional committee investigating the attack revealed damaging messages from the presidential son and a raft of right-wing boldface names.
“He’s got to condemn this s*** ASAP,” Donald Trump Jnr texted Meadows, according to the messages bared by the panel Monday night.
“I’m pushing it hard. I agree,” Meadows replied.
“We need an Oval Office address. He has to leave now. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand,” Trump Jnr wrote back.