Trump embraces woman convicted in Jan. 6 case

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 29 April 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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At a campaign event in New Hampshire, the former president embraced a woman who served prison time for her actions during the Capitol riot and called her a “terrific woman.” Meanwhile, there’s still no verdict in the Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial of five members of the Proud Boys. Jon Allen, Amna Nawaz, Barbara McQuade, Mini Timmaraju, David Jolly, and Amb. William Taylor join.

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0:00.0	Tonight, a convicted Capitol rioter calls for the execution of Mike Pence and members
0:05.9	of Congress, and Trump comforts her with a hug.
0:09.5	And new abortion restrictions are actually failing in red states.
0:12.8	Our conservative lawmakers finally waking up to what voters want, plus Russia launches
0:17.6	its largest missile strike in nearly two months, as Ukraine gears up for a much anticipated
0:23.1	counteroffensive, as the 11th hour gets underway on this Friday night.
0:31.8	Good evening, I'm Ali Velshiin from my old friend Stephanie Rule.
0:34.7	Last night during a campaign stop at a New Hampshire diner, the former president praised and
0:39.7	hugged a woman who served prison time for her actions during the Capitol attack.
0:44.9	NBC News reports Trump told her to quote, just hang in there and then he added this.
0:49.4	What they did to Jane were six.
0:56.4	That's the reason why you did that.
1:02.2	Terrific woman.
1:03.2	Told NBC News that she believes that the members of Congress who voted to certify Biden's
1:07.1	presidential election should be executed and that she would be like a front seat, or she
1:11.7	would like a front seat, of Mike Pence being executed.
1:16.4	Former Republican Congressman Liz Cheney, who is vice chair of the January 6th Committee
1:20.1	responded to all this on Twitter, quote, Trump is embracing a J6 defendant who called for
1:25.2	the execution of members of Congress.
1:27.8	To elected Republicans who have endorsed him, you are endorsing his conduct on January
1:32.5	6th and every day since.
1:34.6	The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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