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Never-before-seen photos of then-President Donald Trump surrounded by his children and aides at the White House in the hours before MAGA supporters stormed the Capitol were shown to the House select committee on Thursday.

The photos were revealed for the first time as the committee probing last year’s Capitol riot spotlighted a “heated” phone call that Trump made to his then-Vice President Mike Pence from the Oval Office the morning of Jan. 6.

Trump’s children, Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr., could be seen watching on as the call took place. Don Jr.’s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Eric’s wife, Lara Trump, were also in the Oval Office.

In videotaped testimony, then-first daughter, Ivanka, said the conversation was “pretty heated” and “a different tone than I had heard him take with the vice president before.”

In other taped interviews, aides described snippets of the conversation, which they had only heard from Trump’s side of the call.


  Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff, Julie Radford, testified former President Donald Trump called ex-VP Mike Pence “the p-word.” Reuters Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff, Julie Radford, testified former President Donald Trump called ex-VP Mike Pence “the p-word.” Reuters

  Former President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump were present with him in the Oval Office when the call took place. Reuters Former President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and daughter Ivanka Trump were present with him in the Oval Office when the call took place. Reuters

  Also present were Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump and his wife Lara Trump. Reuters Also present were Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump and his wife Lara Trump. Reuters

  Former President Donald Trump surrounded by his family and others the morning of January 6th, 2021. Reuters Former President Donald Trump surrounded by his family and others the morning of January 6th, 2021. Reuters

  Former President Donald Trump his daughter Ivanka Trump and his sons Eric and Donald Jr. walking with others the morning of January 6, 2021. Reuters Former President Donald Trump his daughter Ivanka Trump and his sons Eric and Donald Jr. walking with others the morning of January 6, 2021. Reuters

Trump’s former assistant, Nicholas Luna, said he heard the word “wimp”, while Ivanka’s chief of staff, Julie Radford, said she was told the president called Pence “the p-word.”

Testifying in person, Greg Jacob, one of Pence’s counsel, said he was there when the vice president returned from taking Trump’s call, saying the VP looked “steely, determined, grim.”

The photos and testimony came as the committee focused on the pressure Trump put on Pence to reject the certification of Joe Biden’s election win on Jan. 6.


  Former President Donald Trump and ex-VP Mike Pence had a tense phone call hours before the Capitol riot. Reuters Former President Donald Trump and ex-VP Mike Pence had a tense phone call hours before the Capitol riot. Reuters

  Ivanka Trump testified that former President Donald Trump’s conversation with then-Vice President Mike Pence was “pretty heated.” Reuters Ivanka Trump testified that former President Donald Trump’s conversation with then-Vice President Mike Pence was “pretty heated.” Reuters

  Former Vice President Mike Pence evacuated to a secure location before the rioters entered the Capitol. Reuters Former Vice President Mike Pence evacuated to a secure location before the rioters entered the Capitol. Reuters

  Former Vice President Mike Pence reading one of then-President Donald Trump’s tweets on January 6, 2021. Reuters Former Vice President Mike Pence reading one of then-President Donald Trump’s tweets on January 6, 2021. Reuters

  The House committee investigating the Capital riot is focusing on pressure former President Donald Trump put on then-VP Mike Pence to not certify the election result. Reuters The House committee investigating the Capital riot is focusing on pressure former President Donald Trump put on then-VP Mike Pence to not certify the election result. Reuters

  Former Vice President Mike Pence returning to the Capitol. Reuters Former Vice President Mike Pence returning to the Capitol. Reuters

The committee also showed never-before-seen photos of Pence after he had evacuated to a secure location in the Capitol as rioters stormed in.

One of the photos was of Pence speaking on the phone, while another showed him reading one of Trump’s tweets.

In the hours after the call with Pence, Trump then took to the rally stage and criticized the vice president to his thousands of supporters after Pence certified the election results — and refused to bow to pressure.

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