Former President Donald Trump reportedly knew the Capitol had been breached when he tweeted a disparaging message about then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 2, 2021, the committee investigating the Capitol invasion told NBC News.
Rep. Pete Aguilar, California Democrat, will argue Mr. Pence was evacuated from the electoral vote-counting session “in the nick of time” as the pro-Trump mob advanced.
He told NBC he analyzed the timing and found that Mr. Pence had to be whisked away by Secret Service shortly after the tweet.
Mr. Trump was upset with Mr. Pence for refusing to block the count that granted now-President Biden his victory and disparaged Mr.