Kaitlan Collins: Trump Succeeded in ‘Whitewashing’ the Events of January 6 Four Years Ago

TAPPER Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ my panel You know ░░░░░░░░ s really difficult to ░░░░░░░░ about the majesty of ░░░░░░░░ day without reflecting upon ░░░░░░░░ happened four years ago ░░░░░░░░ talked about whitewashing I ░░░░░░░░ to run a little ░░░░░░░░ from four years ago ░░░░░░░░ really required no great ░░░░░░░░ by me but it ░░░░░░░░ ongoing when it was ░░░░░░░░ very easy to predict ░░░░░░░░ we can run that ░░░░░░░░ This was four years ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts TAPPER I ░░░░░░░░ people to remember how ░░░░░░░░ feel watching these images ░░░░░░░░ the United States Capitol ░░░░░░░░ taken over and these ░░░░░░░░ acts of sedition and ░░░░░░░░ and terrorism by Trump ░░░░░░░░ because there s going ░░░░░░░░ be an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ and pretend this didn ░░░░░░░░ happen Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ attempt to whitewash and ░░░░░░░░ this didn t happen ░░░░░░░░ in fact there was ░░░░░░░░ for millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ worked COLLINS It was ░░░░░░░░ successful I think anyone ░░░░░░░░ argue if you re ░░░░░░░░ critic of Trump s ░░░░░░░░ you re a fan ░░░░░░░░ his I was thinking ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of four years ago ░░░░░░░░ today it really could ░░░░░░░░ be clearer especially how ░░░░░░░░ himself and those around ░░░░░░░░ view it You know ░░░░░░░░ was there covering the ░░░░░░░░ House that day talking ░░░░░░░░ people who worked there ░░░░░░░░ were calling who were ░░░░░░░░ by what they were ░░░░░░░░ A lot of them ░░░░░░░░ that day and said ░░░░░░░░ would never be in ░░░░░░░░ orbit again Many of ░░░░░░░░ are trying to get ░░░░░░░░ into it right now ░░░░░░░░ he s prepares to ░░░░░░░░ power TAPPER Betsy DeVos ░░░░░░░░ example COLLINS For example ░░░░░░░░ cabinet secretary who has ░░░░░░░░ and has been around ░░░░░░░░ in fundraising meetings recently ░░░░░░░░ also Trump himself You ░░░░░░░░ obviously that day he ░░░░░░░░ saying anything about it ░░░░░░░░ resisted coming out and ░░░░░░░░ people to go home ░░░░░░░░ them peaceful protesters until ░░░░░░░░ daughter Ivanka Trump stepped ░░░░░░░░ But look at what ░░░░░░░░ did this past weekend ░░░░░░░░ Mar a Lago He ░░░░░░░░ a screening of a ░░░░░░░░ focused on John Eastman ░░░░░░░░ of course was the ░░░░░░░░ attorney who urged Vice ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence saying that ░░░░░░░░ did have the legal ░░░░░░░░ to stop the certification ░░░░░░░░ Which he was wrong ░░░░░░░░ Which he was wrong ░░░░░░░░ Trump held a screening ░░░░░░░░ weekend praising him saying ░░░░░░░░ he was correct which ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t He ░░░░░░░░ his law license over ░░░░░░░░ he s been charged ░░░░░░░░ over that But it ░░░░░░░░ speaks to how Trump ░░░░░░░░ viewing this now as ░░░░░░░░ s preparing to be ░░░░░░░░ on the steps in ░░░░░░░░ images you were just ░░░░░░░░ in just a matter ░░░░░░░░ weeks from now TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ and people people died ░░░░░░░░ day Four Trump supporters ░░░░░░░░ A police officer named ░░░░░░░░ Sicknick after being violently ░░░░░░░░ by the mob died ░░░░░░░░ police officers died by ░░░░░░░░ after the trauma of ░░░░░░░░ day.”