Aides told Trump to promote peaceful protests before Jan 6

Gustaf Kilander
·1 min read
A video showing Hope Hicks plays as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 (AP)
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Trump aide Hope Hicks said both she and former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann urged Donald Trump before January 6 to tell his supporters to be peaceful.

Mr Herschmann reportedly told Mr Trump so in person, but the then-president “refused”.

According to texts shared by the January 6 committee, White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley wrote to Ms Hicks at 2.19pm on January 6, 2021 that Mr Trump “really should tweet something about being NON-violent”.

“I’m not there. I suggested it several times Monday and Tuesday and he refused,” Ms Hicks responded.

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