Christopher, thank you very much.

I am Chris Cuomo and welcome to Primetime.

There is new reporting that makes clear that Trump's reaction to the insurrection alone.

His reaction alone is damning.

Breaking details on that phone call between Trump and McCarthy.

McCarthy was absolutely pleading with Trump to send aid to the Capitol.

In response, Trump said, well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election

than you are.

In that moment of crisis, Trump showed spite.

No wonder McCarthy said to him as rioters were breaking into his office through the windows,

quote, who the F do you think you're talking to?

No wonder McCarthy was blaming Trump for the attack in the immediate aftermath.

This call is reported according to lawmakers who were briefed on it afterwards by McCarthy.

Republicans.

One of them is GOP House member Jamie Herrera Butler, who went on the record to CNN.

Another Republican member, familiar with the call, says it, quote, proves that the president

knew very early on what the mob was doing.

When he knew members were at risk and he refused to act, it is a violation of his oath to

office to fail to come to the defense of Congress and the constitutional process immediately.

Now it is not easy to get people to argue what is clearly in defiance of fact even lawyers.

That's why Trump is on his third string defense.

And today they got caught in a very important lie.

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