1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:20,150 --> 00:00:22,587 [rhythmic tapping] 4 00:00:24,285 --> 00:00:28,637 [traffic whoosing] [bus braking] 5 00:00:34,164 --> 00:00:35,470 [car trunk closing] 6 00:00:35,644 --> 00:00:38,516 - That's interesting. Trunk checks. 7 00:00:39,561 --> 00:00:42,042 Yeah. We're not gonna drive shit in there. 8 00:00:42,216 --> 00:00:44,914 [ominous music begins] 9 00:00:53,575 --> 00:00:56,491 [ominous music continues] 10 00:00:58,884 --> 00:01:01,800 [camera shutter clicking] 11 00:01:07,676 --> 00:01:09,504 This is gonna be the most high vis area. 12 00:01:09,678 --> 00:01:11,897 So this is where we're gonna want people seeing, you know, 13 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:14,030 US troops gunning down patriotic Americans. 14 00:01:17,381 --> 00:01:19,253 Can you keep tabs on the suburban behind us 15 00:01:19,427 --> 00:01:21,211 with your side view? Not like hardcore. 16 00:01:21,385 --> 00:01:22,125 I just wanna see if they follow us 17 00:01:22,299 --> 00:01:23,213 all the way across the bridge. 18 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:29,698 [car horn honking] 19 00:01:29,872 --> 00:01:31,830 - Key is trying to lure the response teams 20 00:01:32,004 --> 00:01:32,657 into Virginia - Mm-hmm [affirmative]. 21 00:01:32,831 --> 00:01:34,703 and then cutting the bridges. 22 00:01:34,877 --> 00:01:38,315 - Yeah. 'Cause all of our insiders are in the DC Guard. 23 00:01:38,489 --> 00:01:40,012 Correct? - Mm-hmm [affirmative]. 24 00:01:40,187 --> 00:01:42,058 - Here's Washington Monument, 25 00:01:42,232 --> 00:01:43,581 here's the White House, - Mm-hmm [affirmative]. 26 00:01:43,755 --> 00:01:46,932 a dead reckoning from us to the Washington Monument, 27 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:49,979 and you're gonna watch that fucker right across. 28 00:01:50,153 --> 00:01:50,588 - Yep. 29 00:01:55,027 --> 00:01:56,768 [camera shutter clicking] 30 00:01:56,942 --> 00:01:58,466 - A little gasoline, you've got a big distraction. 31 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,032 - Right. 32 00:02:00,207 --> 00:02:01,469 - That close to the Pentagon's - Yeah. 33 00:02:01,643 --> 00:02:02,513 gonna get a response. 34 00:02:02,687 --> 00:02:05,037 - Right. [device beeping] 35 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:11,131 [jet soaring] 36 00:02:17,485 --> 00:02:18,312 - Ready? [device beeping] 37 00:02:18,486 --> 00:02:20,488 - Yep. [sinister chord strikes] 38 00:02:20,662 --> 00:02:23,186 - My fellow Americans, 39 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,147 when our ancestors came to these shores centuries ago, 40 00:02:27,321 --> 00:02:29,888 they brought with them two essential elements 41 00:02:30,062 --> 00:02:32,108 that would ensure their survival, 42 00:02:32,282 --> 00:02:34,110 faith, and purpose. 43 00:02:36,286 --> 00:02:38,941 Faith is a gift from God to us. 44 00:02:39,115 --> 00:02:41,639 Purpose is what gives us the ability 45 00:02:41,813 --> 00:02:43,815 to put that power to use. 46 00:02:44,860 --> 00:02:47,993 It is undeniable that this past election was stolen 47 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:51,432 and it is Hotham who is attempting a coup 48 00:02:51,606 --> 00:02:54,652 to consolidate his illegitimate power and eliminate 49 00:02:54,826 --> 00:02:57,960 our God-given freedoms. [ominous music fades] 50 00:02:58,134 --> 00:03:00,223 To all those members of the armed forces 51 00:03:00,397 --> 00:03:02,573 watching and listening, 52 00:03:03,618 --> 00:03:06,621 join with us to defend our liberty and land, 53 00:03:08,275 --> 00:03:11,582 with faith and purpose. America, 54 00:03:11,756 --> 00:03:14,803 God and freedom will prevail. 55 00:03:16,326 --> 00:03:16,892 - Yeah. Yep. 56 00:03:19,111 --> 00:03:21,026 - Should I be friendlier? [British accent] 57 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:24,029 - No. Mm-mm [negative]. - No? 58 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:26,118 - I'm gonna join up. - Yeah? 59 00:03:26,293 --> 00:03:27,032 - You motivated yourself? 60 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:27,729 - I did. - Okay. 61 00:03:30,601 --> 00:03:32,777 - Guys happy with that? [apple crunching] 62 00:03:32,951 --> 00:03:36,128 [pulsing tense music begins] 63 00:03:44,746 --> 00:03:47,009 [whirring sound] 64 00:03:50,621 --> 00:03:53,233 [glasses clattering] 65 00:04:01,763 --> 00:04:04,766 [pulsing tense music continues] 66 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:06,898 - About a year ago, three Generals penned an op-ed 67 00:04:07,072 --> 00:04:09,379 in the Washington Post that said, 68 00:04:09,553 --> 00:04:12,252 "We're increasingly concerned about extremism in the ranks 69 00:04:12,426 --> 00:04:15,255 and that the next insurrection like activity 70 00:04:15,429 --> 00:04:17,257 could involve members of the active duty military. 71 00:04:19,955 --> 00:04:22,479 One of the recommendations the generals made was that 72 00:04:22,653 --> 00:04:24,916 the Pentagon and DHS should take some time 73 00:04:25,090 --> 00:04:27,092 to war game what that might look like 74 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:28,311 and what the implications would be. 75 00:04:37,668 --> 00:04:39,279 - I am President Hotham, 76 00:04:39,453 --> 00:04:42,020 Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces, 77 00:04:42,194 --> 00:04:45,023 Chief Executive of the United States of America, 78 00:04:45,197 --> 00:04:47,112 elected to a four-year term, 79 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,245 just completed reelection campaign, 80 00:04:49,419 --> 00:04:50,377 which is under fault's dispute. 81 00:04:54,337 --> 00:04:56,861 - So I'm playing the role of Chief of National Guard Bureau 82 00:04:57,035 --> 00:04:59,124 and the DC Commander. 83 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,301 - Well, I am Secretary of Homeland Security. 84 00:05:01,475 --> 00:05:02,737 It's a tough job. - It's a tough job, right? 85 00:05:02,911 --> 00:05:04,042 - Somebody's gotta do it, - Somebody. 86 00:05:04,216 --> 00:05:04,739 right? Might as well be you, right? 87 00:05:04,913 --> 00:05:06,306 - Yeah. 88 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:07,785 - Are you nervous at all? 89 00:05:07,959 --> 00:05:11,180 - It's not a nervousness of playing the exercise, 90 00:05:11,354 --> 00:05:14,531 as much as we're probably gonna have to make decisions about 91 00:05:14,705 --> 00:05:16,533 level of force. - Mm-hmm [affirmative]. 92 00:05:16,707 --> 00:05:18,709 - And that, that's very heavy. 93 00:05:18,883 --> 00:05:22,060 I've been, I've been, I've been in the real situation room. 94 00:05:22,234 --> 00:05:25,020 These are really tough decisions. 95 00:05:25,194 --> 00:05:26,630 - I'm David Crease. 96 00:05:26,804 --> 00:05:27,501 I'm the Director of National Intelligence 97 00:05:27,675 --> 00:05:28,719 for this exercise. - Oh, great. 98 00:05:28,893 --> 00:05:29,938 - Just wanted to say hello. - Great. 99 00:05:30,112 --> 00:05:30,939 - You'll be seeing me at the table. 100 00:05:31,113 --> 00:05:32,419 - Okay, great. - Yeah. 101 00:05:32,593 --> 00:05:33,420 - All right. Tell me, - Enjoy it. 102 00:05:33,594 --> 00:05:34,682 what's your background here? - CIA. 103 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,210 - That voice is not the Pentagon. 104 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:44,169 We're not DHS, but we do have an incredible number 105 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:46,563 of folks in our network who have held positions 106 00:05:46,737 --> 00:05:49,479 in these agencies who volunteered to serve 107 00:05:49,653 --> 00:05:51,394 and are taking this issue really seriously. 108 00:05:51,568 --> 00:05:53,701 So we thought why not bring them all together 109 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:55,790 and where things go from there 110 00:05:55,964 --> 00:05:58,096 will be up to the role players. 111 00:05:58,270 --> 00:06:00,403 - Seated around this room is an incredible diversity 112 00:06:00,577 --> 00:06:02,187 of professional experience 113 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:05,016 spanning the last five presidential administrations. 114 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:06,366 All of us are here today 115 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,106 because we are increasingly concerned 116 00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:09,847 by the rise of domestic extremism 117 00:06:10,021 --> 00:06:11,893 and radicalization in this country, 118 00:06:12,067 --> 00:06:15,462 specifically within the active duty military forces. 119 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:18,203 I don't need to tell you that the alarms are flashing red. 120 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,336 Most of you have at one point, sworn under oath 121 00:06:20,510 --> 00:06:22,382 to protect and defend the constitution. 122 00:06:22,556 --> 00:06:24,732 Today, we'll examine a frightening scenario. 123 00:06:24,906 --> 00:06:28,388 What happens when those in uniform break that oath? 124 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:30,912 - I think what brought us all together is 125 00:06:31,086 --> 00:06:33,567 a need to be better prepared, 126 00:06:33,741 --> 00:06:37,005 and the exercise is 127 00:06:37,179 --> 00:06:40,051 Introduction to Coup Prevention 101. 128 00:06:42,184 --> 00:06:43,838 - I'm a retired Lieutenant General. 129 00:06:44,012 --> 00:06:46,144 I spent 37 years in the Army. 130 00:06:46,318 --> 00:06:48,582 I'm pretty adamantly non-partisan. 131 00:06:48,756 --> 00:06:51,976 In fact, that was one of my conditions for participation, 132 00:06:52,150 --> 00:06:54,239 that it was not a partisan exercise 133 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:57,634 because this should not be about politics. 134 00:06:57,808 --> 00:06:58,548 This is about security. 135 00:07:03,945 --> 00:07:05,207 - So we have the situation room, 136 00:07:05,381 --> 00:07:06,208 we've got the press briefing room, 137 00:07:06,382 --> 00:07:08,689 and we've got the Red Cell room. 138 00:07:08,863 --> 00:07:11,387 - Classic terminology for war gaming... 139 00:07:11,561 --> 00:07:13,824 White cell is your game masters 140 00:07:13,998 --> 00:07:15,652 controlling the scenario and adding injects. 141 00:07:17,611 --> 00:07:20,048 Blue team is typically the good guys. 142 00:07:20,222 --> 00:07:22,050 And then Red Cell is your opponent. 143 00:07:23,051 --> 00:07:25,793 - Me and my team, we spend all day, every day, 144 00:07:25,967 --> 00:07:28,839 studying extremist movements. [automatic gunfire] 145 00:07:29,013 --> 00:07:32,147 In the simulation, we're like the real chaos agents, 146 00:07:32,321 --> 00:07:33,627 like we're the ground, 147 00:07:33,801 --> 00:07:34,758 ground teams, right? - Right. Yeah. Yeah. 148 00:07:34,932 --> 00:07:36,543 - You guys are the, 149 00:07:36,717 --> 00:07:38,588 the Bannon stone figures. - But we're in touch. 150 00:07:38,762 --> 00:07:40,721 - Yes. 151 00:07:40,895 --> 00:07:44,986 - The events of January 6th surprised a lot of Americans. 152 00:07:46,248 --> 00:07:49,338 It did not surprise those who followed the far right. 153 00:07:51,296 --> 00:07:52,950 These threats are advancing in a way 154 00:07:53,124 --> 00:07:55,605 that the average American just has no idea. 155 00:07:55,779 --> 00:08:00,784 Eroding confidence in democracy was successful. 156 00:08:00,958 --> 00:08:03,874 Next January 6th is another inflection point. 157 00:08:04,048 --> 00:08:05,963 These insurrectionists have recognized 158 00:08:06,137 --> 00:08:08,488 that this certification of the next president 159 00:08:08,662 --> 00:08:10,272 is a vulnerability that can be exploited. 160 00:08:14,929 --> 00:08:18,062 - Three, two... From Washington, 161 00:08:18,236 --> 00:08:20,151 I'm Isha Sesay. 162 00:08:20,325 --> 00:08:22,676 The question on the minds of many at this moment is, 163 00:08:22,850 --> 00:08:24,373 is our government and military 164 00:08:24,547 --> 00:08:27,028 prepared to face this challenge? 165 00:08:28,116 --> 00:08:31,119 - We're certainly as a country more divided 166 00:08:31,293 --> 00:08:34,862 than any time in my lifetime. 167 00:08:35,036 --> 00:08:38,648 I thought that fever would break. I don't think that it has. 168 00:08:39,649 --> 00:08:41,651 - What I wanna do is think about the unthinkable, 169 00:08:41,825 --> 00:08:43,958 the plausible scenario that seems implausible. 170 00:08:44,132 --> 00:08:46,134 And do all of this 171 00:08:46,308 --> 00:08:48,963 with sort of the ghosts of January 6th hovering over us, 172 00:08:49,137 --> 00:08:51,443 knowing what could happen if the government 173 00:08:51,618 --> 00:08:53,707 doesn't respond in the right way. 174 00:08:53,881 --> 00:08:56,013 - This isn't scripted. 175 00:08:56,187 --> 00:08:59,451 I have no idea if at the end of this exercise 176 00:08:59,626 --> 00:09:02,280 this country collapses or comes together. 177 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:06,763 - The scenario that we've designed 178 00:09:06,937 --> 00:09:10,637 begins with a contested election. 179 00:09:10,811 --> 00:09:13,683 You have members of the active military 180 00:09:13,857 --> 00:09:17,382 siding with the losing candidate and disobeying orders. 181 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,471 Welcome everyone. Thank you for being here. 182 00:09:19,646 --> 00:09:21,691 You have six hours to avert a civil war 183 00:09:21,865 --> 00:09:23,954 and ensure the peaceful transfer of power. 184 00:09:24,128 --> 00:09:25,434 If the clock runs out and Congress fails 185 00:09:25,608 --> 00:09:27,262 to certify the election results, 186 00:09:27,436 --> 00:09:28,698 you lose and the insurrection to swing. 187 00:09:37,620 --> 00:09:38,969 - This is not something 188 00:09:39,143 --> 00:09:41,581 that is just one party versus another. 189 00:09:41,755 --> 00:09:45,106 It is a force that could tear our country apart. 190 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:46,586 [timer beeping] 191 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,327 - What we are here to do is stress test 192 00:09:49,501 --> 00:09:51,503 our national security system. 193 00:09:51,678 --> 00:09:55,943 I want them to be prepared for the worst case scenarios. 194 00:09:56,117 --> 00:10:00,948 If the bad guys in this scenario win, democracy loses. 195 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,428 - Mr. President, we are gonna be starting the game 196 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,039 in 5, 197 00:10:05,213 --> 00:10:06,040 4, 198 00:10:06,214 --> 00:10:07,041 3, 199 00:10:07,215 --> 00:10:07,911 2, 200 00:10:08,085 --> 00:10:09,391 1. 201 00:10:09,565 --> 00:10:12,220 [ticking] 202 00:10:12,394 --> 00:10:14,657 [sirens wailing] 203 00:10:16,833 --> 00:10:20,794 [frenetic music begins] 204 00:10:20,968 --> 00:10:23,623 [protestors clamoring] 205 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:33,415 - We're breaking into regular programming 206 00:10:33,589 --> 00:10:35,635 to bring you this special report from the Capitol, 207 00:10:35,809 --> 00:10:38,202 where Congress is due to convene, 208 00:10:38,376 --> 00:10:41,858 to certify President John Hotham's election to a second term 209 00:10:42,032 --> 00:10:44,208 after his defeat of Robert Strickland. 210 00:10:44,382 --> 00:10:47,124 But we are now getting word that thousands have gathered 211 00:10:47,298 --> 00:10:50,432 on the National Mall with hundreds of protestors 212 00:10:50,606 --> 00:10:53,740 currently facing off against law enforcement. 213 00:10:53,914 --> 00:10:55,567 This is what we know at the moment. 214 00:10:55,742 --> 00:10:58,745 A security checkpoint at the Capitol has appeared 215 00:10:58,919 --> 00:11:02,226 to have been breached by protestors for Robert Strickland 216 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:06,448 with the help of DC Guardsmen assigned to two units 217 00:11:06,622 --> 00:11:08,755 that had been securing the checkpoints. 218 00:11:08,929 --> 00:11:11,540 This is breaking news. It is fast developing. 219 00:11:11,714 --> 00:11:14,412 We are awaiting word from the Pentagon and the White House 220 00:11:14,586 --> 00:11:17,764 on how severe the security situation is 221 00:11:17,938 --> 00:11:20,767 and if there is indeed a breakdown 222 00:11:20,941 --> 00:11:23,944 in military ranks. [somber music begins] 223 00:11:24,118 --> 00:11:26,163 - Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. 224 00:11:26,337 --> 00:11:27,251 I'm here to brief you on an evolving 225 00:11:27,425 --> 00:11:29,558 situation at the US Capitol. 226 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:31,952 We've identified a group known as the, "Order of Columbus," 227 00:11:32,126 --> 00:11:33,475 that we believe is behind the violence. 228 00:11:33,649 --> 00:11:35,520 It's a very dynamic situation, 229 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:37,218 both what is occurring on the ground, 230 00:11:37,392 --> 00:11:40,090 as well as our understanding of that is evolving. 231 00:11:40,264 --> 00:11:42,527 What we have heard in this unexpected breach was that 232 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,269 the protestors have demonstrated evolved tactics, 233 00:11:45,443 --> 00:11:46,880 evolved communications, 234 00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:50,013 and evolved weapons from what we saw in 2021. 235 00:11:50,187 --> 00:11:51,536 So the Order of Columbus 236 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:53,103 is part of the sovereign citizen movement. 237 00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:55,192 It is founded on the belief that 238 00:11:55,366 --> 00:11:58,152 the founders established the United States 239 00:11:58,326 --> 00:12:01,329 based on biblical interpretation and that therefore, 240 00:12:01,503 --> 00:12:04,462 the existing government is largely not legitimate. 241 00:12:04,636 --> 00:12:07,204 Part of the Order of Columbus' efforts 242 00:12:07,378 --> 00:12:10,207 involve registering themselves as churches. 243 00:12:10,381 --> 00:12:12,427 They do this for at least a couple of reasons. 244 00:12:12,601 --> 00:12:15,430 One is to escape financial scrutiny and oversight, 245 00:12:15,604 --> 00:12:18,128 and the next is to provide some limited protection 246 00:12:18,302 --> 00:12:21,088 against public disclosure of their activities. 247 00:12:21,262 --> 00:12:23,394 And consequently, they view themselves as 248 00:12:23,568 --> 00:12:26,528 immune from the existing government. 249 00:12:26,702 --> 00:12:28,312 That's all the information I have for now. 250 00:12:28,486 --> 00:12:30,053 If there's something you'd like me to go through again 251 00:12:30,227 --> 00:12:32,403 or explain further, I'd be happy to do so. 252 00:12:32,577 --> 00:12:33,709 Pete, do you have any idea 253 00:12:33,883 --> 00:12:36,233 how many people are at the Capitol? 254 00:12:36,407 --> 00:12:38,105 Sir, estimate on the mall is several thousand, 255 00:12:38,279 --> 00:12:40,281 less than 10,000. 256 00:12:40,455 --> 00:12:43,545 The FBI, along with DOD investigative entities, 257 00:12:43,719 --> 00:12:46,591 estimate that of approximately the 2,700 258 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:49,507 DC National Guard personnel protecting the Capitol, 259 00:12:49,681 --> 00:12:52,946 approximately 180 of them are believed 260 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:56,079 to be affiliated with the Order of Columbus. 261 00:12:56,253 --> 00:12:58,908 - Secret Service describes the situation as dicey 262 00:12:59,082 --> 00:13:01,955 and a powder keg waiting to explode. 263 00:13:02,129 --> 00:13:04,261 - I'm about to drop the, the DOD one 264 00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:07,047 right now. [digital trilling] 265 00:13:07,221 --> 00:13:10,093 - Can, can I interrupt? Mr. President, we're hearing that 266 00:13:10,267 --> 00:13:12,966 the movement on the Capitol is escalating. 267 00:13:13,140 --> 00:13:14,706 I think we need to make a statement. 268 00:13:14,881 --> 00:13:18,754 It needs to be clear on what's gonna happen if in fact 269 00:13:18,928 --> 00:13:21,409 this continues and this movement continues. 270 00:13:21,583 --> 00:13:23,933 And so I think it's, time is of the essence 271 00:13:24,107 --> 00:13:26,588 to make a strong statement right now, 272 00:13:26,762 --> 00:13:28,155 that we're in charge of this. 273 00:13:28,329 --> 00:13:31,985 We are not gonna let another 2021 happen again. 274 00:13:32,159 --> 00:13:34,422 - Mr. President, the fact that we have breaches 275 00:13:34,596 --> 00:13:36,554 being facilitated by the National Guard 276 00:13:36,728 --> 00:13:38,643 is complicating the situation, 277 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:39,949 even though there's multiple redundancies 278 00:13:40,123 --> 00:13:41,211 in place. - [Producer] One. 279 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:42,430 - We now are working with our partners 280 00:13:42,604 --> 00:13:44,475 to pull them off the street 281 00:13:44,649 --> 00:13:47,261 so that we can replace them with other service members. 282 00:13:47,435 --> 00:13:49,437 We have to get them off the street. 283 00:13:49,611 --> 00:13:51,047 The second thing is that we're gonna have to 284 00:13:51,221 --> 00:13:53,571 continue to monitor social media 285 00:13:53,745 --> 00:13:56,531 so that we can pinpoint who some of our members are 286 00:13:56,705 --> 00:13:58,011 that may be problematic. 287 00:13:58,185 --> 00:13:59,969 - So in other words, you are confirming 288 00:14:00,143 --> 00:14:02,145 that there are National Guard that have in fact 289 00:14:02,319 --> 00:14:05,105 led protestors through. Have they been secured? 290 00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:08,848 And have they been put in a secure place for processing 291 00:14:09,022 --> 00:14:10,284 because they are not - So... 292 00:14:10,458 --> 00:14:11,981 doing their duty right now? - That's correct. 293 00:14:12,155 --> 00:14:13,722 - Sir, if I can give you an update. 294 00:14:13,896 --> 00:14:16,986 DHS, we do have a word out with Maryland and Virginia, 295 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:18,814 the law enforcement community there. 296 00:14:18,988 --> 00:14:21,817 They are prepared to surge if we need that. 297 00:14:21,991 --> 00:14:23,688 So if we give 'em the word that wheels up now, 298 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,690 they're gonna go wheels up. 299 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,475 - We don't wanna show up with a force that is overwhelming, 300 00:14:27,649 --> 00:14:31,218 too large, or with a force that is too small and is gonna be 301 00:14:31,392 --> 00:14:35,004 overrun and therefore is going to look like we don't, 302 00:14:35,178 --> 00:14:37,615 we're not capable of stopping this. 303 00:14:37,789 --> 00:14:40,270 - Suggestions for next steps. [pulsing tense music begins] 304 00:14:40,444 --> 00:14:43,534 Often I think, we want to perceive a leader 305 00:14:43,708 --> 00:14:46,798 as someone who will just boldly charge ahead. 306 00:14:46,973 --> 00:14:49,584 But I think effective leaders are those 307 00:14:49,758 --> 00:14:55,285 that first listen and maybe listen more than they even talk, 308 00:14:55,459 --> 00:14:59,724 and try to draw on the best of everyone around them 309 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,335 to reach sort of that considered judgment. 310 00:15:03,467 --> 00:15:05,905 - Mr. President, I, I do think it's going to 311 00:15:06,079 --> 00:15:09,125 potentially escalate rapidly. - If we overreact, 312 00:15:09,299 --> 00:15:10,605 I think it's gonna come back 313 00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:12,868 and it'll haunt your entire presidency, 314 00:15:13,042 --> 00:15:15,653 but we wanna be ready if we need to react. 315 00:15:15,827 --> 00:15:18,221 - My understanding is they've already 316 00:15:18,395 --> 00:15:20,832 breached to the point of being trespassers. 317 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:23,879 I think that what you need, Mr. President, you know, 318 00:15:24,053 --> 00:15:26,882 with all due deference to the, to the secretary, 319 00:15:27,056 --> 00:15:29,276 and I completely understand what you're saying, 320 00:15:29,450 --> 00:15:33,062 I think what the public saw in 2021 was an under reaction. 321 00:15:33,236 --> 00:15:35,499 I don't think anyone is anticipating 322 00:15:35,673 --> 00:15:37,458 we need the full strength of the military, 323 00:15:37,632 --> 00:15:39,764 but we have to respond 324 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,767 so we don't have a repeat of what happened in 2021. 325 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:46,206 So that's the balance. Do you start with a criticism? 326 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:49,949 A military intervention to basically seat this president? 327 00:15:50,123 --> 00:15:53,778 Or do you start with a, with a scene that we saw, 328 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:57,043 you know, four years ago, which also will taint the, 329 00:15:57,217 --> 00:15:59,828 the people's attitudes about democracy? 330 00:16:00,002 --> 00:16:03,963 And to me at this point, we cannot underreact to the threat. 331 00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:06,139 - There is another element here too, 332 00:16:06,313 --> 00:16:09,098 and that is religious liberties because this, these folks 333 00:16:09,272 --> 00:16:13,407 have ostensibly declared themselves as a quote, "Church." 334 00:16:13,581 --> 00:16:17,498 Well, I, I, I, just from my personal view right now, 335 00:16:17,672 --> 00:16:22,242 that's total BS and we will be looking at whether or not 336 00:16:22,546 --> 00:16:24,418 that we can crack that code. 337 00:16:24,592 --> 00:16:26,986 But it's also something that is very delicate 338 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,075 to deal with from a public relations 339 00:16:29,249 --> 00:16:31,120 about freedom of religion. 340 00:16:31,294 --> 00:16:33,383 - No one, no one thinks that's a church. 341 00:16:33,557 --> 00:16:35,429 It is critically important 342 00:16:35,603 --> 00:16:38,649 that if we have any additional intel that's been overlooked, 343 00:16:38,823 --> 00:16:42,523 that we get that intel to this table right now. 344 00:16:42,697 --> 00:16:44,829 - We've pissed off a lot of senior ranking folks 345 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,266 from all five presidential administrations. 346 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:47,484 - Doing my job. Yeah. - Great job. 347 00:16:49,704 --> 00:16:52,359 - They're stressed. [laughing] - I know. Yeah. 348 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:53,490 - You could see the sweat on their brows. 349 00:16:53,664 --> 00:16:57,320 This scenario is developed to reflect 350 00:16:57,494 --> 00:16:59,018 a lot of what happened on January 6th, 351 00:16:59,192 --> 00:17:01,411 but with the twist that this time, 352 00:17:01,585 --> 00:17:03,718 members of the National Guard who have been brought in 353 00:17:03,892 --> 00:17:06,634 to protect the Capitol, actually join the insurrection 354 00:17:06,808 --> 00:17:08,853 and turn their weapons around on the folks that 355 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:10,638 they are there to protect. [helicopter whirring] 356 00:17:10,812 --> 00:17:13,293 - The military probably is not doing enough 357 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:16,426 to deal with this question of extremism within the ranks. 358 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,907 It's not just us, democracy defenders, 359 00:17:19,081 --> 00:17:20,213 that have learned from this. 360 00:17:20,387 --> 00:17:23,694 It's also the democracy offenders, 361 00:17:23,868 --> 00:17:26,175 the authoritarians that are looking to 362 00:17:26,349 --> 00:17:31,093 advance the cause of stealing elections, retaining power. 363 00:17:32,225 --> 00:17:34,096 And they've probably learned that you need the elites, 364 00:17:34,270 --> 00:17:35,793 you need military behind it 365 00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:38,535 to conduct a more organized coup. 366 00:17:39,797 --> 00:17:41,973 - I'm a Marine Corps veteran. I obviously believe deeply 367 00:17:42,148 --> 00:17:43,888 in our military and our armed forces, 368 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:45,977 but we also recognize this growing threat. 369 00:17:46,152 --> 00:17:47,631 It's not something we're making up. 370 00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:50,156 These are all bright red warning signs 371 00:17:50,330 --> 00:17:52,332 and something that deeply concerns us about our democracy. 372 00:17:55,900 --> 00:17:58,512 I was definitely not your typical Marine. 373 00:17:58,686 --> 00:18:01,123 I came in in the first class of marine officers 374 00:18:01,297 --> 00:18:02,994 who could be openly gay. 375 00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:07,651 I was a liberal human rights activist, lesbian, 376 00:18:07,825 --> 00:18:11,046 combat engineer, marine officer, and still made, you know, 377 00:18:11,220 --> 00:18:12,656 some of the most incredible friends of my life. 378 00:18:12,830 --> 00:18:14,397 So that is one of the things 379 00:18:14,571 --> 00:18:16,921 that's really motivating me about this exercise is 380 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:20,229 seeing this sort of widening gulf in our society 381 00:18:20,403 --> 00:18:23,102 and knowing that my brothers and sisters in arms 382 00:18:23,276 --> 00:18:26,322 are being targeted for extremist recruitment 383 00:18:26,496 --> 00:18:28,672 in a way that will continue to divide this country 384 00:18:28,846 --> 00:18:31,022 and could potentially cause real harm. 385 00:18:31,197 --> 00:18:33,112 - I still have a fundamental confidence 386 00:18:33,286 --> 00:18:37,028 in the military at large, but the question would be... 387 00:18:37,203 --> 00:18:39,422 What happens if there is a violent effort 388 00:18:39,596 --> 00:18:43,339 to hold the White House and the only, 389 00:18:43,513 --> 00:18:45,298 the only institution that's capable 390 00:18:45,472 --> 00:18:48,301 of enforcing the law happens to be the military, 391 00:18:48,475 --> 00:18:49,867 happens to be the National Guard. 392 00:18:50,041 --> 00:18:52,566 That, that aspect of it concerned me. 393 00:18:52,740 --> 00:18:55,830 [camera shutter clicking] [protestors shouting] 394 00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:59,312 I am humbled to come before you today. 395 00:18:59,486 --> 00:19:01,227 For the last 20 years, it has been an honor 396 00:19:01,401 --> 00:19:04,055 to represent and protect this great country. As a young man, 397 00:19:04,230 --> 00:19:06,536 I decided I wanted to spend my life serving this nation 398 00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:10,192 that gave my family refuge from authoritarian oppression. 399 00:19:10,366 --> 00:19:12,542 We do not serve any political party. We serve the nation. 400 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:21,116 Why did I choose to report the president's corruption 401 00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:24,293 at personal cost? Because I did not put my own 402 00:19:24,467 --> 00:19:27,644 personal interests ahead of what my duties were. 403 00:19:27,818 --> 00:19:30,386 [indistinct chatter] 404 00:19:33,084 --> 00:19:34,695 - You wanna try to pull now? - Yep. 405 00:19:34,869 --> 00:19:35,565 - Okay. - We can drop TP2. 406 00:19:37,567 --> 00:19:40,831 [news broadcast theme music] 407 00:19:45,532 --> 00:19:47,142 - Welcome back everyone to our breaking news coverage 408 00:19:47,316 --> 00:19:49,144 of the Capitol in Crisis. 409 00:19:49,318 --> 00:19:52,234 INN can confirm that both Houses of Congress 410 00:19:52,408 --> 00:19:53,757 have been forced to evacuate 411 00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:55,933 to a secure location due to violence 412 00:19:56,107 --> 00:19:57,631 outside the Capitol. [music fades] 413 00:19:57,805 --> 00:19:59,459 The formal counting of electoral votes 414 00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:01,809 to certify President-elect Hotham's win 415 00:20:01,983 --> 00:20:04,420 over Governor Robert Strickland is on hold 416 00:20:04,594 --> 00:20:07,118 until the Capitol is secured. 417 00:20:07,293 --> 00:20:09,860 We have reports that the leadership of the Order of Columbus 418 00:20:10,034 --> 00:20:13,299 is actively calling for violence to stop the count. 419 00:20:13,473 --> 00:20:15,910 Hotham and his defeated opponent, Governor Strickland, 420 00:20:16,084 --> 00:20:17,651 have yet to make statements. 421 00:20:17,825 --> 00:20:20,349 - Mr. President, we have drafted up a statement 422 00:20:20,523 --> 00:20:22,438 and we can edit it based on the input 423 00:20:22,612 --> 00:20:23,309 that you'll get shortly. 424 00:20:26,050 --> 00:20:27,226 - At the end, the right to peacefully protest 425 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,967 is enshrined in our constitution. 426 00:20:30,141 --> 00:20:31,621 - It's kinda messy. - Uhhh... The ability to 427 00:20:35,146 --> 00:20:36,104 overrun the Capitol - Actually... 428 00:20:36,278 --> 00:20:37,540 and do a bunch of bad shit, it's not. 429 00:20:37,714 --> 00:20:38,715 - Actually, sir... [Heidi laughing] 430 00:20:38,889 --> 00:20:39,760 - But we will not tolerate violence. 431 00:20:39,934 --> 00:20:41,588 - That's right. - Yeah. 432 00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:44,417 - Like we need to be firm on like, yeah, you can protest, 433 00:20:44,591 --> 00:20:46,070 but this ain't protest. 434 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:47,681 And you will spend the rest of your life in jail. 435 00:20:47,855 --> 00:20:49,204 - Bingo. 436 00:20:49,378 --> 00:20:50,858 - This guy got elected being who he is 437 00:20:51,032 --> 00:20:53,121 and so don't write this in Washington speak. 438 00:20:53,295 --> 00:20:54,514 He, he, you know, [Hotham chuckling] 439 00:20:54,688 --> 00:20:56,211 write it in his speak. - Right. 440 00:20:56,385 --> 00:20:57,691 - Because that's what the people expect. 441 00:20:57,865 --> 00:20:59,519 They expect somebody - Yeah. 442 00:20:59,693 --> 00:21:01,303 who's gonna tell him the truth in plain, simple language, 443 00:21:01,477 --> 00:21:03,784 not blah, blah, blah. Keep it in his, 444 00:21:03,958 --> 00:21:04,480 in Mr. President speak. - I think you're absolutely 445 00:21:04,654 --> 00:21:06,482 right, Ms., Madame Advisor. 446 00:21:06,656 --> 00:21:07,962 What do I, what do you want me to call you? 447 00:21:08,136 --> 00:21:10,007 - You can call me Heidi. - Okay. All right. 448 00:21:10,181 --> 00:21:12,401 - We will issue it and I'll go to the podium. Thank you sir. 449 00:21:12,575 --> 00:21:17,188 - I, I just, I just think that the idea that you can 450 00:21:17,493 --> 00:21:20,670 overreact to this is not valid. 451 00:21:20,844 --> 00:21:22,759 I think that a show of force 452 00:21:22,933 --> 00:21:24,457 that you are the Commander in Chief, 453 00:21:24,631 --> 00:21:26,415 you're gonna secure the American democracy, 454 00:21:26,589 --> 00:21:27,634 is a critical part of this. 455 00:21:29,331 --> 00:21:29,940 - Now they're walking. 456 00:21:31,855 --> 00:21:33,379 - Oh, they're about to make a statement. 457 00:21:33,553 --> 00:21:36,251 Comms team just is going out to make a statement right now. 458 00:21:36,425 --> 00:21:38,993 - Good morning. The president is currently 459 00:21:39,167 --> 00:21:41,125 meeting with his national security team. 460 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:44,433 He is well aware of the breach of the Capitol. 461 00:21:44,607 --> 00:21:47,262 He is working with all appropriate law enforcement agencies 462 00:21:47,436 --> 00:21:49,786 to ensure the Capitol is secure. 463 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,876 This administration supports the constitutional right 464 00:21:53,050 --> 00:21:55,879 for peaceful protest, but violence 465 00:21:56,053 --> 00:21:59,448 or breach of public institutions will not be tolerated 466 00:21:59,622 --> 00:22:03,496 and we will use all available means to protect the Capitol. 467 00:22:04,671 --> 00:22:07,195 The FBI believes that the Order of Columbus, 468 00:22:07,369 --> 00:22:09,284 which is leading the protest, 469 00:22:09,458 --> 00:22:11,982 thinks that its members are not subject 470 00:22:12,156 --> 00:22:14,376 to state or federal law. [tense music begins] 471 00:22:14,550 --> 00:22:17,510 The administration is asking Governor Strickland 472 00:22:17,684 --> 00:22:21,470 to issue an immediate statement denouncing violence 473 00:22:21,644 --> 00:22:24,212 and asking the protestors to go home. 474 00:22:24,386 --> 00:22:27,694 We will have more as the situation warrants. Thank you. 475 00:22:27,868 --> 00:22:31,785 - What a weak response. [keyboard keys clacking] 476 00:22:31,959 --> 00:22:33,656 - I'm gonna hit him with this right now, 477 00:22:33,830 --> 00:22:35,354 as an immediate response, "No, you don't control the ground. 478 00:22:35,528 --> 00:22:37,138 We do." - Yep. 479 00:22:37,312 --> 00:22:39,575 - So the Order of Columbus is a name 480 00:22:39,749 --> 00:22:43,057 that we made up to create our kind of mishmash 481 00:22:43,231 --> 00:22:46,060 of real extremist movements and to show how they could 482 00:22:46,234 --> 00:22:50,891 potentially coalesce around centralized leadership. 483 00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:54,024 - Yeah. [digital trilling] 484 00:22:54,198 --> 00:22:57,506 - My team consists of American veterans 485 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,595 from all different branches of the military 486 00:22:59,769 --> 00:23:02,685 with all sorts of different experiences. 487 00:23:02,859 --> 00:23:04,295 - Assemble. Where would we like to send a large body 488 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:05,166 of armed crazies? 489 00:23:06,689 --> 00:23:08,169 - Capitol? - Capitol. 490 00:23:08,343 --> 00:23:12,086 - At the United States Capitol. 491 00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:15,872 - We are here to play the role of the unfaithful, 492 00:23:16,046 --> 00:23:20,050 of those who are willing to do violence 493 00:23:20,224 --> 00:23:21,356 to achieve political ends. 494 00:23:23,445 --> 00:23:26,056 I am thinking like an insurgent. 495 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:30,844 I'm doing what I expect enemies of democracy to be doing 496 00:23:31,148 --> 00:23:32,367 as they plan the next assault. 497 00:23:39,026 --> 00:23:40,506 - I'm gonna send obvious pictures 498 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,638 that aren't American troops to fuck with 'em. 499 00:23:42,812 --> 00:23:43,813 I'm just gonna, I'm gonna flood the zone 500 00:23:43,987 --> 00:23:44,640 with fake pictures, guys. 501 00:23:47,251 --> 00:23:50,733 [digital trilling] 502 00:23:50,907 --> 00:23:55,651 [music fades] [indistinct chatter] 503 00:23:55,825 --> 00:23:59,220 - Have you or has anyone been following? 504 00:23:59,394 --> 00:24:01,222 - Oh, this social incoming? - Yeah. 505 00:24:01,396 --> 00:24:04,094 - Yeah. It's just hard to verify which images. 506 00:24:04,268 --> 00:24:05,400 Like there were a couple of kind of 507 00:24:05,574 --> 00:24:08,664 upsetting images of National Guard 508 00:24:08,838 --> 00:24:10,013 on the attack and it's very difficult 509 00:24:10,187 --> 00:24:11,493 to find out what is real and what is... 510 00:24:11,667 --> 00:24:12,929 - And there were actual 511 00:24:13,103 --> 00:24:13,713 images of that? [overlapping chatter] 512 00:24:13,887 --> 00:24:15,105 - Yeah, that was in the... 513 00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:16,803 - We don't know if they're legitimate images. 514 00:24:16,977 --> 00:24:17,586 - Right. That's what, so I don't know 515 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,545 if they're, - Yeah. 516 00:24:19,719 --> 00:24:21,329 they could be images from exercises done five years ago. 517 00:24:21,503 --> 00:24:23,374 I have no idea. So that's where we need to confirm. 518 00:24:23,549 --> 00:24:24,375 - We've seen this be... - What else are 519 00:24:24,550 --> 00:24:25,289 We've seen this before you seeing? 520 00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:27,466 in a lot of foreign situations, 521 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,206 where there are a lot of videos that circulate 522 00:24:29,380 --> 00:24:31,252 on the internet that are from previous protests 523 00:24:31,426 --> 00:24:34,168 and without any datetime information or forensics, 524 00:24:34,342 --> 00:24:35,996 we can't tell if these are legitimate videos, but lots of 525 00:24:36,170 --> 00:24:37,867 videos of shootings. - Yeah. 526 00:24:38,041 --> 00:24:40,914 - And social media's very active with Order of Columbus, 527 00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:43,917 what could clearly be called propaganda and you know, 528 00:24:44,091 --> 00:24:45,614 accusing jack-booted thugs of shooting them 529 00:24:45,788 --> 00:24:46,659 and things of that sort. 530 00:24:46,833 --> 00:24:47,660 So we don't know how much that 531 00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:48,791 is crossing over. - Find how, 532 00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:49,792 how much of this could be diversion. 533 00:24:49,966 --> 00:24:51,490 - Right. 534 00:24:51,664 --> 00:24:53,753 - To divert resources from the real targets. 535 00:24:53,927 --> 00:24:55,406 - Right. 536 00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:56,582 - Let me, let me give you an update. 537 00:24:56,756 --> 00:24:58,366 So we're getting reports that there are 538 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:00,890 casualties reported as fighting breaks out amongst guardsmen 539 00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:03,153 and between guardsmen and protestors. 540 00:25:03,327 --> 00:25:04,981 So we don't know the number of casualties. 541 00:25:05,155 --> 00:25:06,505 It seems like this is starting to, 542 00:25:06,679 --> 00:25:08,028 to spin outta control. [digital trilling] 543 00:25:08,202 --> 00:25:09,812 - Mr., Mr. President? [dramatic music begins] 544 00:25:09,986 --> 00:25:11,814 The media is now reporting that there is fire on the mall. 545 00:25:11,988 --> 00:25:13,599 - Are these intelligence reports 546 00:25:13,773 --> 00:25:16,645 or are these social media reports? 547 00:25:16,819 --> 00:25:18,125 - Right now, social media. - Social media 548 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:19,561 and some standard media. [overlapping chatter] 549 00:25:19,735 --> 00:25:22,172 We do have National Herald Examiner reporting 550 00:25:22,346 --> 00:25:24,958 that now Lafayette Square Park has a protestor clash 551 00:25:25,132 --> 00:25:28,004 with MPD dispatch. [protestors shouting] 552 00:25:28,178 --> 00:25:29,745 [gunfire] [screaming] 553 00:25:29,919 --> 00:25:31,138 - We also have shots fired. 554 00:25:31,312 --> 00:25:33,140 - Shots fired? - Yes. 555 00:25:33,314 --> 00:25:34,620 - [News Broadcaster] It's being reported on social media. 556 00:25:34,794 --> 00:25:36,752 - Is there a way for us to get independent confirmation? 557 00:25:36,926 --> 00:25:39,189 One of the things that should concern all of us 558 00:25:39,363 --> 00:25:41,714 is an overreaction to a news count, 559 00:25:41,888 --> 00:25:44,412 an overreaction to social media. 560 00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:47,894 And so, as you're raising these social media concerns, 561 00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:49,896 tell us what you're doing to verify 'em 562 00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:52,376 from official sources. [digital trilling] 563 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,465 - I won the election. [loop tape playing] 564 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,556 I won the election. I won the election. 565 00:25:57,730 --> 00:26:00,863 - Do we have friends on the outside in social media 566 00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:02,256 that are countering some of this bullshit? 567 00:26:02,430 --> 00:26:03,910 Because... - It looks like it. 568 00:26:04,084 --> 00:26:06,129 - Well, a, a, a, actually, Mr. Attorney General, 569 00:26:06,303 --> 00:26:07,522 we should. - Yeah. 570 00:26:07,696 --> 00:26:09,176 - That should be 571 00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:11,178 what we are able to call on. - Absolutely. 572 00:26:11,352 --> 00:26:12,527 - And if we are able to call on that, 573 00:26:12,701 --> 00:26:15,225 we will find out if we can, then we will. 574 00:26:15,399 --> 00:26:18,620 - Messaging is so extremely important 575 00:26:18,794 --> 00:26:22,668 when we're in these situations. The strength in our message 576 00:26:22,842 --> 00:26:26,497 is sometimes more appropriate than the action we take. 577 00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:28,499 - One of the things on the social media 578 00:26:28,674 --> 00:26:31,590 is they keep hammering that there's big casualties 579 00:26:31,764 --> 00:26:34,114 and all that stuff, so I assume in his statement 580 00:26:34,288 --> 00:26:36,551 the president's gonna talk about the real situation 581 00:26:36,725 --> 00:26:37,987 up there, right? - No. No sir. 582 00:26:38,161 --> 00:26:39,946 - He is not gonna be addressing 583 00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:41,643 all the specific questions that are coming from the media. 584 00:26:41,817 --> 00:26:43,689 It's going to be a... 585 00:26:43,863 --> 00:26:44,951 - I'm not talking about media questions. I'm talking about 586 00:26:45,125 --> 00:26:46,561 on the social media. - No, no. 587 00:26:46,735 --> 00:26:48,171 - They're, they're portraying a situation 588 00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:49,999 where there's mass casualties. 589 00:26:50,173 --> 00:26:52,567 Now, we're not gonna have the president feed into that. 590 00:26:52,741 --> 00:26:54,961 He's got to, he's gotta calm the waters, 591 00:26:55,135 --> 00:26:57,006 right? - Yeah. 592 00:26:57,180 --> 00:26:59,052 - [Heidi] Mr. President, I think you shut down the bridges, 593 00:26:59,226 --> 00:27:01,968 'cause we don't know what the next target is. 594 00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:03,970 - Who' is shutting down the bridges, the protestors? 595 00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:05,275 - And we don't know - No. Whether we should 596 00:27:05,449 --> 00:27:06,407 how many people [overlapping chatter] 597 00:27:06,581 --> 00:27:07,626 - We should shut down the bridges? 598 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,629 - To protect us, are gonna turn on us 599 00:27:10,803 --> 00:27:12,848 and provide intel on the other side. 600 00:27:13,022 --> 00:27:14,415 And so, I think... - And that's, I guess, 601 00:27:14,589 --> 00:27:16,243 that's where I'd like a little bit more input 602 00:27:16,417 --> 00:27:18,854 because the thousands of protestors, 603 00:27:19,028 --> 00:27:21,161 or tens of thousands are here right now. 604 00:27:22,205 --> 00:27:24,425 - We don't know how many are outside the district. 605 00:27:24,599 --> 00:27:25,905 If you'll recall in 2021, [helicopter whirring] 606 00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:29,212 there were people in Virginia who had hotel rooms 607 00:27:29,386 --> 00:27:30,910 full of weapons. That's what we're concerned about, 608 00:27:31,084 --> 00:27:32,563 that there are people out there 609 00:27:32,738 --> 00:27:34,609 who are waiting to come in as their replacements 610 00:27:34,783 --> 00:27:37,003 for the ones who made the initial breach. 611 00:27:37,177 --> 00:27:39,005 - I'm not ready to shut down the city. 612 00:27:39,179 --> 00:27:42,399 - Mr. President? I'm concerned about drones. 613 00:27:42,573 --> 00:27:44,140 - About drones? - Drones, yeah. 614 00:27:44,314 --> 00:27:46,055 - I'm thinking I'm gonna fly in something low. 615 00:27:46,229 --> 00:27:47,840 - Yeah. - And create havoc there. 616 00:27:48,014 --> 00:27:50,146 - This is a low-scale terrorist attack 617 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:51,582 in my opinion. I mean... 618 00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:52,322 - No, I appreciate that. - We're seeing it. 619 00:27:53,976 --> 00:27:55,804 - Everybody back to table! 620 00:27:55,978 --> 00:27:58,981 - POTUS doesn't ask twice. - Defense. 621 00:27:59,155 --> 00:28:03,029 - We encourage you to activate active duty military forces 622 00:28:03,203 --> 00:28:05,292 that we can begin to flow, so that if we need 623 00:28:05,466 --> 00:28:07,729 the 82nd Airborne Division or someone else, 624 00:28:07,903 --> 00:28:09,470 they're already spun up. They're on their way. 625 00:28:09,644 --> 00:28:10,689 - Mr. President, I have a question 626 00:28:10,863 --> 00:28:12,473 of the Secretary of Defense. 627 00:28:12,647 --> 00:28:15,258 Nowhere in your brief did you talk about the potential 628 00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:19,262 of infiltration of the troops with insurrectionists. 629 00:28:19,436 --> 00:28:22,526 How do we get our arms around that? Because right now, 630 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,267 after what we saw with the National Guard 631 00:28:24,441 --> 00:28:26,356 that's been confirmed by the National Guard, 632 00:28:26,530 --> 00:28:29,751 we have a concern that you can deploy all these people. 633 00:28:29,925 --> 00:28:32,536 But if these people are not on the right side 634 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:36,323 of rule of law, that's not particularly helpful. 635 00:28:36,497 --> 00:28:38,760 - These are our soldiers. We trust them, we've trained them. 636 00:28:38,934 --> 00:28:42,024 We, we, we will hurt ourselves 637 00:28:42,198 --> 00:28:43,678 if the message that we communicate 638 00:28:43,852 --> 00:28:46,202 is that we are suspicious of our soldiers. 639 00:28:46,376 --> 00:28:47,638 - We can begin with that premise, 640 00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:50,859 but when the FBI's already identified 641 00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:53,340 7% of the DC National Guard 642 00:28:53,514 --> 00:28:55,777 as members of Order of Columbus... 643 00:28:55,951 --> 00:28:58,562 - But we're counting on the other 93% who aren't members 644 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:02,175 to do their duty. [ominous pulsing music begins] 645 00:29:02,349 --> 00:29:07,223 - We are in an era when service members, troops, 646 00:29:07,397 --> 00:29:10,226 and veterans are being very specifically targeted 647 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,012 with disinformation that is meant to 648 00:29:13,186 --> 00:29:16,537 make them question the legitimacy of the Commander in Chief. 649 00:29:16,711 --> 00:29:17,973 - Join the Order of Columbus. [video footage] 650 00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:19,801 - All it takes is a handful [gunfire] 651 00:29:19,975 --> 00:29:23,022 of soldiers who've been manipulated to action. 652 00:29:23,196 --> 00:29:24,458 - The election was stolen. [video footage] 653 00:29:24,632 --> 00:29:26,982 - To cause serious, serious security threats. 654 00:29:27,156 --> 00:29:28,114 So we're not just talking about 655 00:29:28,288 --> 00:29:30,072 like an attack on the Capitol. 656 00:29:30,246 --> 00:29:32,683 We're talking about a more sophisticated attack 657 00:29:32,858 --> 00:29:37,166 that prevents the certification of the next president. 658 00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:39,690 Talking about, you know, things like 659 00:29:39,865 --> 00:29:42,215 successful assassinations. 660 00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:45,392 You know, look at the Kennedy's, MLK, 661 00:29:45,566 --> 00:29:48,874 that wasn't, you know, ancient history. 662 00:29:49,048 --> 00:29:50,614 - Sir, I just wanna give you an overview 663 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,703 of the status of forces that we have on ground. 664 00:29:52,878 --> 00:29:57,056 Right now, we have 3,900 National Guard personnel on ground. 665 00:29:57,230 --> 00:30:00,407 We've only had about 50 injuries. Those are minor injuries. 666 00:30:00,581 --> 00:30:03,714 25 of those 50 have been returned to duty. 667 00:30:03,889 --> 00:30:06,065 - Sir, from a federal perspective, 668 00:30:06,239 --> 00:30:11,113 the goals are to ensure a seamless transition of power. 669 00:30:11,505 --> 00:30:13,289 We have about a thousand troops from the Old Guard, 670 00:30:13,463 --> 00:30:16,423 infantry soldiers on standby right across the river at, 671 00:30:16,597 --> 00:30:18,729 at Fort Meyer 672 00:30:18,904 --> 00:30:20,949 that we could bring in to support law enforcement for that. 673 00:30:21,123 --> 00:30:23,517 For me, the question is... What's next? 674 00:30:23,691 --> 00:30:26,128 So we have all this capability from a federal perspective. 675 00:30:26,302 --> 00:30:29,262 What can you do, what should you do, 676 00:30:29,436 --> 00:30:33,005 if our guard forces and our law enforcement capabilities 677 00:30:33,179 --> 00:30:36,399 are not sufficient strength to be able to handle things? 678 00:30:36,573 --> 00:30:38,314 You can authorize lethal force 679 00:30:38,488 --> 00:30:40,186 to protect law enforcement officers. 680 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:41,927 - Pause for a second. Is that correct? 681 00:30:42,101 --> 00:30:43,319 You could have federal? - We've done it on 682 00:30:43,493 --> 00:30:45,756 the southwest border. We could have federal troops 683 00:30:45,931 --> 00:30:47,846 that with a presidential directive, 684 00:30:48,020 --> 00:30:51,284 can protect law enforcement with lethal force. 685 00:30:51,458 --> 00:30:55,288 The more significant is if you invoke the Insurrection Act. 686 00:30:55,462 --> 00:30:57,986 Then you can use federal troops to actually enforce the law. 687 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,423 That's what Posse Comitatus was all about. 688 00:31:00,597 --> 00:31:04,514 So there's a couple of different options for escalation. 689 00:31:04,688 --> 00:31:06,125 - Well, I think these should be prepared. 690 00:31:06,299 --> 00:31:09,041 I'd like to get definitely Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, 691 00:31:09,215 --> 00:31:10,216 Pennsylvania National Guard now. 692 00:31:12,218 --> 00:31:13,828 - Thank you, Mr. President. 693 00:31:14,002 --> 00:31:18,006 - Invocation of the Insurrection Act is an option that 694 00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:20,574 basically says our democracy is failing. 695 00:31:20,748 --> 00:31:23,794 I mean, we have a law against active duty military doing 696 00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:27,015 law enforcement functions in this country for a reason. 697 00:31:27,189 --> 00:31:29,365 It's called the, "Posse Comitatus Law." 698 00:31:29,539 --> 00:31:32,499 And when we convert it to a domestic police force, 699 00:31:32,673 --> 00:31:35,067 such as we would been enable to do that 700 00:31:35,241 --> 00:31:36,895 through the Insurrection Act, 701 00:31:37,069 --> 00:31:39,549 we better be playing close attention because 702 00:31:39,723 --> 00:31:42,465 those repercussions will reverberate 703 00:31:42,639 --> 00:31:44,772 through society for a long, long time. 704 00:31:44,946 --> 00:31:45,904 - You can tell the president, 705 00:31:46,078 --> 00:31:47,296 he seems like he's getting ready 706 00:31:47,470 --> 00:31:48,950 to use the Insurrection Act already. 707 00:31:49,124 --> 00:31:50,778 - Wow. 708 00:31:50,952 --> 00:31:53,520 - What do we, how do we slow them down? Or do we? 709 00:31:53,694 --> 00:31:55,652 - We don't, I mean, they're gonna, they have to justify 710 00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:56,740 during the debrief why they did it. 711 00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:57,176 - Okay. - Yeah. 712 00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:02,137 - For our purposes in the outcome of the game, 713 00:32:02,311 --> 00:32:05,010 if the United States President invokes the Insurrection Act, 714 00:32:05,184 --> 00:32:07,316 it's basically like a nuclear adoption. 715 00:32:07,490 --> 00:32:09,362 It authorizes the military 716 00:32:09,536 --> 00:32:12,931 to actually act on domestic soil. 717 00:32:13,105 --> 00:32:16,369 It suspends certain civil rights and liberties 718 00:32:16,543 --> 00:32:19,198 in order to sort of maintain the national peace. 719 00:32:19,372 --> 00:32:21,678 So the Insurrection Act is a great tool, 720 00:32:21,852 --> 00:32:24,290 but can amplify the violence 721 00:32:24,464 --> 00:32:26,292 and it can make a bad situation even worse. 722 00:32:27,684 --> 00:32:29,991 [news broadcast theme music] 723 00:32:30,165 --> 00:32:34,387 [protestors clamoring] [sirens wailing] 724 00:32:37,172 --> 00:32:38,957 - Welcome back to our continuing coverage 725 00:32:39,131 --> 00:32:42,482 of the Capitol in Chaos. We have new information 726 00:32:42,656 --> 00:32:45,964 regarding the quickly deteriorating security situation 727 00:32:46,138 --> 00:32:48,140 around the certification of electoral votes 728 00:32:48,314 --> 00:32:50,881 of the 2024 election. 729 00:32:51,056 --> 00:32:53,754 A new video has been released on social media 730 00:32:53,928 --> 00:32:56,975 by the heads of the so-called, "Order of Columbus," 731 00:32:57,149 --> 00:32:59,412 the extremist group, which has a long challenged 732 00:32:59,586 --> 00:33:01,980 the legitimacy of the US government. 733 00:33:02,154 --> 00:33:04,330 Retired Army Lieutenant General Roger Simms, 734 00:33:04,504 --> 00:33:07,507 who the order refers to as the patriarch, 735 00:33:07,681 --> 00:33:10,684 is claiming to have evidence of a stolen election. 736 00:33:10,858 --> 00:33:13,556 And the group is backing those members of the military 737 00:33:13,730 --> 00:33:16,342 who have appeared to have gone rogue. 738 00:33:16,516 --> 00:33:18,822 Now, this video was released just a short time ago. 739 00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:20,868 We're gonna play it for you. A word of warning. 740 00:33:21,042 --> 00:33:22,739 Some of what you'll hear is disturbing. 741 00:33:22,913 --> 00:33:24,611 [news broadcast theme music] 742 00:33:24,785 --> 00:33:27,701 - We have undertaken an extensive investigation 743 00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:31,270 of the 2024 election. 744 00:33:31,444 --> 00:33:35,665 I can report to you that I have assembled an elite team 745 00:33:35,839 --> 00:33:40,061 of five highly respected military intelligence officers. 746 00:33:41,193 --> 00:33:45,675 Together, they have identified that the 2024 election 747 00:33:45,849 --> 00:33:48,765 was an illegitimate and fraudulent fiction. 748 00:33:50,593 --> 00:33:53,683 And it is Hotham who is attempting a coup 749 00:33:53,857 --> 00:33:56,295 to consolidate his illegitimate power 750 00:33:56,469 --> 00:33:59,211 and eliminate our God-given freedoms. 751 00:33:59,385 --> 00:34:01,778 - So the Red Cell is motivated 752 00:34:01,952 --> 00:34:03,867 not just by a failed candidate 753 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:06,392 who's trying to steal the presidency, 754 00:34:06,566 --> 00:34:09,308 but also by a religious figure. 755 00:34:09,482 --> 00:34:11,701 Someone with military experience 756 00:34:11,875 --> 00:34:14,791 who comes with a lot of credibility, 757 00:34:14,965 --> 00:34:19,492 like former General Michael Flynn, a convicted felon 758 00:34:19,666 --> 00:34:24,366 who spent his career fighting against insurgencies. 759 00:34:24,540 --> 00:34:27,065 It is not unrealistic that figures like him 760 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,068 could play roles in an attack. 761 00:34:30,242 --> 00:34:33,462 - Those of you who are feeling weak tonight, 762 00:34:33,636 --> 00:34:36,683 those of you that don't have the moral fire in your body, 763 00:34:36,857 --> 00:34:38,989 get some tonight because tomorrow, 764 00:34:39,164 --> 00:34:41,818 we the people are gonna be here and we want you to know 765 00:34:41,992 --> 00:34:44,517 that we will not stand for a lie. 766 00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:48,390 We will not stand for a lie. [crowd cheering] 767 00:34:48,564 --> 00:34:51,741 - A figure like that can be used 768 00:34:51,915 --> 00:34:55,919 to help recruit Americans into a belief system 769 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:58,357 that justifies violence against other Americans 770 00:34:58,531 --> 00:35:00,010 to achieve political goals, 771 00:35:00,185 --> 00:35:01,708 which is the definition of terrorism. 772 00:35:03,144 --> 00:35:06,539 [somber music begins] 773 00:35:06,713 --> 00:35:08,584 You truly believe 774 00:35:08,758 --> 00:35:10,282 what you're saying about the stolen election. 775 00:35:10,456 --> 00:35:12,675 Your heart aches. 776 00:35:12,849 --> 00:35:16,462 You're not just doing this to earn your piece of history. 777 00:35:16,636 --> 00:35:19,421 You're doing this because you truly believe 778 00:35:19,595 --> 00:35:21,902 that your country has been stolen 779 00:35:22,076 --> 00:35:25,601 and you're in a position to undo these wrongs. 780 00:35:25,775 --> 00:35:26,994 So you should, [music fades] 781 00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:28,126 you should feel it in your chest. 782 00:35:29,953 --> 00:35:32,521 - Okay. [clattering] 783 00:35:32,695 --> 00:35:36,090 - These cancer cells within our democracy 784 00:35:36,264 --> 00:35:38,745 can congregate into a common movement 785 00:35:38,919 --> 00:35:42,227 that follows a common commander. 786 00:35:42,401 --> 00:35:45,273 And all it takes is a tiny, tiny fraction of American troops 787 00:35:45,447 --> 00:35:47,754 who are assigned to protect the Capitol, 788 00:35:47,928 --> 00:35:51,410 to betray their oath because they truly believe 789 00:35:51,584 --> 00:35:52,976 in this conspiracy theory, 790 00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:57,329 this cult, this religion. [pensive music begins] 791 00:35:57,503 --> 00:35:59,113 - President's writing his own statement 792 00:35:59,287 --> 00:36:00,723 with advisors over his ear. - Okay. 793 00:36:02,421 --> 00:36:03,900 A few years ago, 794 00:36:04,074 --> 00:36:07,904 my dad started talking about Qanon. 795 00:36:08,078 --> 00:36:09,123 And it didn't make any sense 796 00:36:09,297 --> 00:36:11,473 because my dad is a smart guy and 797 00:36:13,693 --> 00:36:14,694 rational human being. 798 00:36:18,306 --> 00:36:21,918 It's very challenging to see someone that you love 799 00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:24,878 ascribe to this belief system 800 00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:29,448 that just feels not only absurd, 801 00:36:29,622 --> 00:36:33,713 but so destructive to our country. 802 00:36:33,887 --> 00:36:37,978 And yet, like this is somebody you love and you care about, 803 00:36:38,152 --> 00:36:41,068 and who raised you and took care of you. 804 00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:43,244 That is part of the motivation for me 805 00:36:43,418 --> 00:36:46,465 of like doing this exercise, of teasing this out, 806 00:36:46,639 --> 00:36:49,381 of understanding what could happen. 807 00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:53,907 I want my dad and people who believe what he believes 808 00:36:54,081 --> 00:36:58,520 to understand that this isn't just theoretical or a game. 809 00:36:58,694 --> 00:37:01,131 I think that that is part of this bigger trend 810 00:37:01,306 --> 00:37:03,786 around denigrating our institutions. 811 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,614 And if you devalue our institutions 812 00:37:05,788 --> 00:37:08,704 and you take away the things that bind us together 813 00:37:08,878 --> 00:37:10,967 as a country and give us a common identity, 814 00:37:11,141 --> 00:37:12,795 regardless of our diverse backgrounds, 815 00:37:12,969 --> 00:37:14,710 it makes it a lot easier 816 00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:17,235 to inspire people to take up arms against each other. 817 00:37:17,409 --> 00:37:19,759 And if you believe that you're doing violence 818 00:37:19,933 --> 00:37:22,196 because you're trying to quote unquote save your country 819 00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:26,026 or do something for the greater good, these are the, 820 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:29,072 the hallmark virtues of how folks are radicalized. 821 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,379 - Our founding fathers 822 00:37:31,553 --> 00:37:34,817 predicted that should our republic fail, 823 00:37:34,991 --> 00:37:37,603 it would be from a threat within. 824 00:37:37,777 --> 00:37:41,998 What that means is, Americans lose faith in our republic, 825 00:37:42,172 --> 00:37:46,002 lose faith in our election system. 826 00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:49,223 And that is happening today in a way that is 827 00:37:49,397 --> 00:37:52,444 completely unprecedented for modern times. 828 00:37:52,618 --> 00:37:55,795 [news broadcast theme music] 829 00:37:59,059 --> 00:38:00,974 - In the past few minutes, Robert Strickland 830 00:38:01,148 --> 00:38:04,586 just released a video statement through his campaign. 831 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,110 It's just come in to us. Take a look. 832 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:09,548 - What we are all witnessing in Washington, 833 00:38:09,722 --> 00:38:13,116 and other parts of the country, is the will of the free 834 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:16,163 and sovereign citizens of these United States. 835 00:38:17,207 --> 00:38:19,471 All our friends in the military and law enforcement, 836 00:38:19,645 --> 00:38:22,212 I call upon you to help liberate 837 00:38:22,387 --> 00:38:24,302 our great nation from those who seek 838 00:38:24,476 --> 00:38:28,741 to subjugate its people. To defend John Hotham 839 00:38:28,915 --> 00:38:30,917 is to be complicit in the evils 840 00:38:31,091 --> 00:38:33,006 that I have long fought against. 841 00:38:34,094 --> 00:38:37,663 Walk away, and I will absolve you of any consequences 842 00:38:37,837 --> 00:38:41,319 or accusations of insubordination or insurrection, 843 00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:42,624 once I assume the presidency. 844 00:38:44,713 --> 00:38:47,673 Together, we will restore the greatness 845 00:38:47,847 --> 00:38:50,110 of the American people and this great nation. 846 00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,027 - So, so, Mr. Attorney General, 847 00:38:54,201 --> 00:38:57,335 is there a way we could get legal authority 848 00:38:57,509 --> 00:39:00,555 to monitor General Simms and Strickland 849 00:39:00,729 --> 00:39:02,252 and what they're saying to each other 850 00:39:02,427 --> 00:39:04,994 and what might be happening? - I think that's a bad idea. 851 00:39:05,168 --> 00:39:05,952 - The, the, the short answer - Don't wanna do it? Okay. 852 00:39:06,126 --> 00:39:07,345 is yes. The question is whether 853 00:39:07,519 --> 00:39:09,347 we should. - I just beat him by 854 00:39:09,521 --> 00:39:11,523 six tenths of 1%. - Right. 855 00:39:13,133 --> 00:39:14,874 - Right. 856 00:39:15,048 --> 00:39:16,441 - And we're in a deeply divided country right now. 857 00:39:16,615 --> 00:39:19,008 - No one has to know whether we're monitoring 858 00:39:19,182 --> 00:39:20,923 this phone or not. No one has to know that. 859 00:39:21,097 --> 00:39:22,795 - But someone will at some point. 860 00:39:22,969 --> 00:39:24,231 I mean, that monitoring - It's your call. 861 00:39:24,405 --> 00:39:26,451 everyone else, I understand. 862 00:39:27,582 --> 00:39:29,410 Six tenths of a percent in a deeply divided country, 863 00:39:30,846 --> 00:39:32,370 if that ever came out... 864 00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:34,067 - Your... - Your call. 865 00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:36,374 - Can I? Based on the intelligence that we're getting, 866 00:39:36,548 --> 00:39:38,724 that we're, there's also pro Hotham supporters out there 867 00:39:38,898 --> 00:39:40,813 that are beginning to clash. 868 00:39:40,987 --> 00:39:42,641 Would it be appropriate for the president, 869 00:39:42,815 --> 00:39:46,384 not at the podium, but on social media for God's sakes, 870 00:39:46,558 --> 00:39:49,604 to, to do a quick video to his supporters 871 00:39:49,778 --> 00:39:53,652 and say, "Folks, we've, we're, we're working this. 872 00:39:53,826 --> 00:39:55,175 We've got this contained somewhat. 873 00:39:55,349 --> 00:39:57,438 Don't make this worse. Go home." 874 00:39:57,612 --> 00:39:59,222 - Mr. Attorney General, we, we have, he has called 875 00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:00,789 for the people to disperse from the Capitol. 876 00:40:00,963 --> 00:40:03,096 Maybe we should just reiterate what he's already said, 877 00:40:03,270 --> 00:40:04,532 that the people should disperse from the Capitol. 878 00:40:04,706 --> 00:40:06,142 - Well, but I'm talking [overlapping chatter] 879 00:40:06,316 --> 00:40:08,144 specifically to his viewpoint. - Quote unquote, my people. 880 00:40:08,318 --> 00:40:10,059 - Yeah. 881 00:40:10,233 --> 00:40:11,278 - But you're not, you're being - So how do you say 882 00:40:11,452 --> 00:40:12,801 to those folks? - You're being the president 883 00:40:12,975 --> 00:40:13,846 right now. You're not being a candidate right now. 884 00:40:14,020 --> 00:40:15,021 So you need to be a president to everyone. 885 00:40:15,195 --> 00:40:17,327 - That's true. Mr. President... 886 00:40:17,502 --> 00:40:19,895 - Mr. President, you know, you got four years 887 00:40:20,069 --> 00:40:22,289 where you're gonna be serving this country. 888 00:40:22,463 --> 00:40:25,640 A lot of how you're gonna be perceived in your second term 889 00:40:25,814 --> 00:40:27,816 is gonna be established today. 890 00:40:27,990 --> 00:40:31,951 And so the question is, what's the headline that you want? 891 00:40:32,125 --> 00:40:36,912 I recognize your hesitancy to escalate this legally, 892 00:40:37,086 --> 00:40:40,220 but I think you have to think about if at the end of the day 893 00:40:40,394 --> 00:40:43,441 what there is as a military coup, 894 00:40:43,615 --> 00:40:46,574 then have you made the right decisions today? 895 00:40:46,748 --> 00:40:48,533 And, and, [somber music begins] 896 00:40:48,707 --> 00:40:51,971 and so that's a balancing act and only you can decide where, 897 00:40:52,145 --> 00:40:54,321 where that balance is. But I would just urge you, 898 00:40:54,495 --> 00:40:56,018 and I know you've been resistant 899 00:40:56,192 --> 00:40:58,717 to doing surveillance on certain people, 900 00:40:58,891 --> 00:41:01,546 but you have to assume about the worst case scenario today. 901 00:41:01,720 --> 00:41:03,025 - No, no. - What is your..? 902 00:41:03,199 --> 00:41:05,027 - I think that's right. 903 00:41:05,201 --> 00:41:08,422 And to be clear, my only hesitancy was FISA on Strickland. 904 00:41:10,206 --> 00:41:12,513 Everybody else, I'd be fine. 905 00:41:12,687 --> 00:41:16,822 - This is about, "What if?" What if the, the military 906 00:41:17,997 --> 00:41:20,478 becomes engaged in 907 00:41:20,652 --> 00:41:22,697 civilian politics - Yep. 908 00:41:22,871 --> 00:41:25,395 in a way that we haven't seen before? 909 00:41:25,570 --> 00:41:27,920 And how do you prepare for that? How do you manage that? 910 00:41:30,662 --> 00:41:35,014 I do not think there is universal acceptance 911 00:41:35,188 --> 00:41:37,756 among political leaders 912 00:41:37,930 --> 00:41:40,889 that a coup could happen in this country. 913 00:41:41,063 --> 00:41:43,544 And I always say, "Look, is it probable? Probably not. 914 00:41:43,718 --> 00:41:45,981 Is it possible? Absolutely." 915 00:41:46,155 --> 00:41:50,899 [news broadcast theme music] [helicopter whirring] 916 00:41:51,073 --> 00:41:52,553 - Okay, we're getting some new details 917 00:41:52,727 --> 00:41:54,337 that are just coming into us, 918 00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,339 that I wanna bring to you right now, 919 00:41:56,514 --> 00:41:59,473 as the situation is fast developing. 920 00:41:59,647 --> 00:42:01,693 Army Lieutenant General Gabriel King 921 00:42:01,867 --> 00:42:05,261 is urging all military forces to not follow 922 00:42:05,435 --> 00:42:07,786 any orders from President Hotham. 923 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,309 Our military sources are reporting 924 00:42:09,483 --> 00:42:11,790 that while most officers are condemning 925 00:42:11,964 --> 00:42:14,488 the statement privately and online, 926 00:42:14,662 --> 00:42:16,664 there are other senior officers 927 00:42:16,838 --> 00:42:19,275 and retired flag officers expressing 928 00:42:19,449 --> 00:42:22,670 varying degrees of support for the Lieutenant General 929 00:42:22,844 --> 00:42:25,194 to the press and online. 930 00:42:25,368 --> 00:42:27,109 If you are just joining us, 931 00:42:27,283 --> 00:42:29,677 the military is now split. [dramatic drumming begins] 932 00:42:29,851 --> 00:42:32,985 And it is unclear whether the Commander in Chief 933 00:42:33,159 --> 00:42:36,989 has control of the country's armed forces. 934 00:42:37,163 --> 00:42:40,122 What started as a terrible security situation 935 00:42:40,296 --> 00:42:44,039 at the US Capitol now appears, 936 00:42:44,213 --> 00:42:46,955 the United States could well be on the brink 937 00:42:47,129 --> 00:42:49,697 of a second civil war. 938 00:42:49,871 --> 00:42:51,481 - [Heidi] Oh, Jesus. 939 00:42:51,656 --> 00:42:53,962 - Look, we got a serious issue here. 940 00:42:54,136 --> 00:42:55,311 We got a serious issue. 941 00:42:55,485 --> 00:42:57,052 - First... No, wait. - That's a crime. 942 00:42:57,226 --> 00:42:59,533 - You order Ken to go on - So what you gotta do is... 943 00:42:59,707 --> 00:43:01,491 - You order Ken to go on 944 00:43:01,666 --> 00:43:02,623 television. - Go on television. 945 00:43:02,797 --> 00:43:04,451 - And it's complete false, - Okay. 946 00:43:04,625 --> 00:43:06,758 or he will be court martialed and imprisoned. 947 00:43:06,932 --> 00:43:09,674 - Yeah. I, I just wanna say this isn't about the election. 948 00:43:09,848 --> 00:43:11,632 This is about a potential coup. 949 00:43:11,806 --> 00:43:13,547 And if you play into the theory 950 00:43:13,721 --> 00:43:16,028 that this is about an election, 951 00:43:16,202 --> 00:43:18,291 you're on the wrong playground. 952 00:43:18,465 --> 00:43:20,119 I agree with the chief. 953 00:43:20,293 --> 00:43:22,469 We've gotta secure the homeland 954 00:43:22,643 --> 00:43:24,340 against a very serious threat. 955 00:43:24,514 --> 00:43:27,039 My biggest concern right now 956 00:43:27,213 --> 00:43:29,911 is this claim that there is a divided military. 957 00:43:30,912 --> 00:43:33,480 - Thank you. My name is Marshall Williams. 958 00:43:33,654 --> 00:43:35,221 I am the Secretary of the Army. 959 00:43:35,395 --> 00:43:39,834 I want you to know that I'm immediately suspending 960 00:43:40,008 --> 00:43:41,967 Lieutenant General King 961 00:43:42,141 --> 00:43:45,057 and will initiate an immediate investigation 962 00:43:46,145 --> 00:43:48,800 against him for the actions that he's taken. 963 00:43:48,974 --> 00:43:51,716 General [indistinct] please. 964 00:43:51,890 --> 00:43:53,326 - Thank you sir. And I'd like to reiterate 965 00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:55,371 that once you deploy, 966 00:43:55,545 --> 00:43:58,070 if you are not upholding your duty, 967 00:43:58,244 --> 00:44:00,638 you will be punished. [music fades] 968 00:44:00,812 --> 00:44:03,728 Once you cross that boundary and you step out of line, 969 00:44:05,468 --> 00:44:09,081 there is no going back. Thank you. 970 00:44:09,255 --> 00:44:11,300 - All right. So I'm going to have the patriarch say 971 00:44:11,474 --> 00:44:13,868 that the fake Secretary of the Army does not have 972 00:44:14,042 --> 00:44:17,002 the authority to quote suspend Lieutenant General King. 973 00:44:18,133 --> 00:44:20,092 King is under my command. [digital trilling] 974 00:44:20,266 --> 00:44:24,444 - To all those members of the armed forces watching 975 00:44:24,618 --> 00:44:29,275 and listening, join with us to defend our liberty and land! 976 00:44:30,406 --> 00:44:33,279 - Fellow soldiers, do not follow orders from Hotham. 977 00:44:33,453 --> 00:44:34,584 His power is illegitimate. 978 00:44:36,978 --> 00:44:40,155 - And I'm gonna retweet that video. 979 00:44:40,329 --> 00:44:44,464 Antifa has been deployed by [keyboard keys clacking] 980 00:44:45,595 --> 00:44:46,988 President Hotham 981 00:44:48,642 --> 00:44:51,079 to illegally 982 00:44:51,253 --> 00:44:54,517 detain our members. 983 00:44:54,692 --> 00:44:56,519 All right, 984 00:44:56,694 --> 00:44:57,695 so I'm gonna send this out [soft eerie music begins] 985 00:44:57,869 --> 00:44:58,043 and I'm gonna make this an Antifa thing. 986 00:45:00,306 --> 00:45:02,743 Look at the video I just tweeted. 987 00:45:02,917 --> 00:45:04,789 - Go! 988 00:45:04,963 --> 00:45:09,358 [vehicle engine idling] [door closing] 989 00:45:09,532 --> 00:45:10,751 - Here's one of our knights being kidnapped 990 00:45:10,925 --> 00:45:12,405 by these rogue thugs. 991 00:45:12,579 --> 00:45:14,276 - That is great. 992 00:45:14,450 --> 00:45:16,844 - Our knights are now authorized to use deadly force 993 00:45:17,018 --> 00:45:19,629 against Hotham's Antifa agents, engage on site. 994 00:45:19,804 --> 00:45:20,761 - Yeah, I'm gonna hammer the fact 995 00:45:20,935 --> 00:45:22,458 they haven't offered updates. 996 00:45:22,632 --> 00:45:24,634 Look how much misinformation we're just churning out 997 00:45:24,809 --> 00:45:26,636 and they're not fighting it. - Mm-hmm [affirmative]. 998 00:45:26,811 --> 00:45:28,813 - Slothman's asleep at the wheel. 999 00:45:28,987 --> 00:45:30,684 Oh, there you go. [overlapping chatter] 1000 00:45:30,858 --> 00:45:32,164 - I said, live picture of the situation room, 1001 00:45:32,338 --> 00:45:33,905 because they're not responding. Look at this. 1002 00:45:34,079 --> 00:45:37,256 It's silence, official silence. FEMA put something out, 1003 00:45:37,430 --> 00:45:39,345 but nothing from the White House, nothing from DOD. 1004 00:45:39,519 --> 00:45:41,434 Insurrection is as much about information 1005 00:45:41,608 --> 00:45:42,783 as it is about the actual physical stuff. 1006 00:45:42,957 --> 00:45:44,393 - White House votes. - Yeah. 1007 00:45:44,567 --> 00:45:47,353 They're getting spun up on all the physical stuff 1008 00:45:47,527 --> 00:45:49,529 and they're just ignoring the information space. 1009 00:45:49,703 --> 00:45:51,052 - Yeah. Yeah. [overlapping chatter] 1010 00:45:51,226 --> 00:45:53,925 - The character that I play in this war game 1011 00:45:54,099 --> 00:45:56,014 is I play myself. 1012 00:45:56,188 --> 00:45:57,885 I just interpret my history 1013 00:45:58,059 --> 00:46:01,802 in a different way. [somber music begins] 1014 00:46:01,976 --> 00:46:05,893 I go back to a bad place that I once was for real. 1015 00:46:06,067 --> 00:46:07,808 You know, I, I was a 16-year-old 1016 00:46:07,982 --> 00:46:09,636 in Long Island where I grew up, 1017 00:46:10,680 --> 00:46:14,380 when, when the Twin Towers were attacked and when they fell. 1018 00:46:14,554 --> 00:46:17,557 It made me want to go out and kill bad guys. 1019 00:46:17,731 --> 00:46:21,648 By January of 2005, I was boots on the ground in Iraq. 1020 00:46:21,822 --> 00:46:24,999 From that experience, I understand what it is 1021 00:46:25,173 --> 00:46:28,568 to face off against religious fundamentalists. 1022 00:46:28,742 --> 00:46:30,744 I also understand what it is to have lost faith 1023 00:46:30,918 --> 00:46:32,833 in my country and my government, 1024 00:46:33,007 --> 00:46:37,620 and democracy. I fought a war that was based on lies. 1025 00:46:38,839 --> 00:46:41,015 - It is our goal to provide these testimonies 1026 00:46:41,189 --> 00:46:44,062 as a means of bringing Iraq from the abstract 1027 00:46:44,236 --> 00:46:46,194 so that the American public can see it 1028 00:46:46,368 --> 00:46:49,719 from a soldier's perspective. Kristofer Goldsmith. 1029 00:46:51,286 --> 00:46:52,244 - Next slide. 1030 00:46:53,506 --> 00:46:56,117 These are the things that haunt American soldiers. 1031 00:46:56,291 --> 00:46:57,553 This is an image I was forced to take 1032 00:46:57,727 --> 00:46:59,512 for intelligence reasons. 1033 00:46:59,686 --> 00:47:01,644 I was told that I was taking this picture 1034 00:47:01,819 --> 00:47:02,558 to identify this man. 1035 00:47:04,299 --> 00:47:06,562 No one in the world can identify 1036 00:47:06,736 --> 00:47:09,130 that man by that photograph. 1037 00:47:09,304 --> 00:47:13,004 Since I have returned, I attempted suicide. 1038 00:47:13,178 --> 00:47:15,441 Because of that, I received a general discharge 1039 00:47:15,615 --> 00:47:17,878 and I lost my college benefits. 1040 00:47:18,052 --> 00:47:20,838 The $40,000 promised to me in the Montgomery GI Bill, 1041 00:47:21,012 --> 00:47:23,188 I will not be eligible to receive. 1042 00:47:23,362 --> 00:47:25,712 I was unemployable. 1043 00:47:25,886 --> 00:47:27,975 I had severe post-traumatic stress disorder, 1044 00:47:28,149 --> 00:47:30,412 which hadn't been diagnosed immediately. 1045 00:47:30,586 --> 00:47:33,024 I have since been through years of therapy 1046 00:47:33,198 --> 00:47:36,505 after a very dark year's long period of my life. 1047 00:47:36,679 --> 00:47:38,333 Veterans are not being taken care of 1048 00:47:38,507 --> 00:47:42,294 after they return home. [traffic whoosing] 1049 00:47:42,468 --> 00:47:45,036 For those of us who served in combat, like 1050 00:47:45,210 --> 00:47:48,082 we've all faced some serious disillusionment. 1051 00:47:48,256 --> 00:47:50,563 We watched, over the course of 20 years, 1052 00:47:50,737 --> 00:47:52,957 a bunch of our friends lose their lives 1053 00:47:53,131 --> 00:47:55,046 or have their lives irreparably damaged 1054 00:47:55,220 --> 00:47:57,309 by these wars. [distant horn honking] 1055 00:47:57,483 --> 00:48:01,095 Those types of things can be all consuming. 1056 00:48:01,269 --> 00:48:04,403 It can fill you with anger and rage. 1057 00:48:04,577 --> 00:48:08,015 So I'm coming into studying extremism 1058 00:48:08,189 --> 00:48:10,757 and sharing my knowledge of extremist movements 1059 00:48:10,931 --> 00:48:12,890 from that perspective. 1060 00:48:13,064 --> 00:48:16,023 I do understand the insurgents. 1061 00:48:16,197 --> 00:48:19,374 I understand what led them down that path, 1062 00:48:19,548 --> 00:48:21,768 because I, I was there after I got home from Iraq. 1063 00:48:23,596 --> 00:48:26,338 [ominous music begins] 1064 00:48:28,253 --> 00:48:30,037 [keyboard keys clacking] 1065 00:48:30,211 --> 00:48:32,213 - [Staff Member] I think we're ready to pull people back. 1066 00:48:32,387 --> 00:48:33,693 Who wants to go first? [music fades] 1067 00:48:33,867 --> 00:48:36,087 - Mr. President, Congress is still suspended. 1068 00:48:36,261 --> 00:48:38,350 They have not reconvened. [digital trilling] 1069 00:48:38,524 --> 00:48:41,135 We do know that there are crowds assembled in six 1070 00:48:41,309 --> 00:48:45,748 state capitals demanding decertification of the votes. 1071 00:48:45,923 --> 00:48:48,795 In response to Lieutenant General King's statement, 1072 00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:52,059 we are concerned certainly that there could be 1073 00:48:52,233 --> 00:48:55,019 individuals out there in the military that might, 1074 00:48:55,193 --> 00:48:57,064 or in the National Guard especially, 1075 00:48:57,238 --> 00:49:00,328 that could possibly follow their, their lead. 1076 00:49:00,502 --> 00:49:03,418 And so it's difficult to find out what is the real deal 1077 00:49:03,592 --> 00:49:05,464 and what is misinformation, disinformation. 1078 00:49:05,638 --> 00:49:08,467 It's like the fog of war, basically what we're seeing. 1079 00:49:08,641 --> 00:49:11,426 - Joel, let me ask you... Is there a right wing, 1080 00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:13,515 White Proud Boy can, that kind of stuff, 1081 00:49:13,689 --> 00:49:16,083 like is in the 82nd? 1082 00:49:16,257 --> 00:49:20,087 And would it interfere with the performance of the guard? 1083 00:49:20,261 --> 00:49:24,396 - I've had units that have had some history, racial history, 1084 00:49:24,570 --> 00:49:26,180 and they were gonna deploy together. 1085 00:49:26,354 --> 00:49:29,314 So it was definitely like we had to work that out 1086 00:49:29,488 --> 00:49:31,838 before they went on deployment, and there were cases where 1087 00:49:32,012 --> 00:49:34,754 I had to replace people. - Yeah. 1088 00:49:34,928 --> 00:49:39,019 - January 6th and some of the racial tension 1089 00:49:39,193 --> 00:49:42,414 that has come out of that, I've lost some friends. 1090 00:49:45,156 --> 00:49:47,810 We're at war in our own country. 1091 00:49:47,985 --> 00:49:49,682 There is a level of white supremacy 1092 00:49:49,856 --> 00:49:52,250 and extremism within the ranks, 1093 00:49:52,424 --> 00:49:54,078 but wishing that it just goes away? 1094 00:49:56,515 --> 00:49:58,560 It's not gonna happen. 1095 00:49:58,734 --> 00:50:01,041 - Elizabeth, do you wanna add something? 1096 00:50:01,215 --> 00:50:02,738 - Uhhh... I was going to say, 1097 00:50:02,912 --> 00:50:05,437 when you look at extremists 1098 00:50:05,611 --> 00:50:08,005 and how you can get somebody to disengage, 1099 00:50:08,179 --> 00:50:09,963 if they're fully bought into their ideology, 1100 00:50:10,137 --> 00:50:12,705 you cannot talk them out of it. They're, they're, 1101 00:50:12,879 --> 00:50:15,273 it is a long process even just to get disengagement. 1102 00:50:15,447 --> 00:50:17,318 So from an audience standpoint, 1103 00:50:17,492 --> 00:50:19,799 you definitely wanna go after those who are in the bubble, 1104 00:50:19,973 --> 00:50:22,062 those who are contemplating going out, 1105 00:50:22,236 --> 00:50:24,673 those who are thinking about 1106 00:50:24,847 --> 00:50:27,285 maybe this is the time to take up the fight. 1107 00:50:27,459 --> 00:50:29,809 We wanna figure out the right messengers 1108 00:50:29,983 --> 00:50:31,637 to be able to convince them to stay home. 1109 00:50:31,811 --> 00:50:33,595 - Yep. 1110 00:50:33,769 --> 00:50:36,511 - And, and Mr. President, Department of Justice is, 1111 00:50:36,685 --> 00:50:38,078 we have a number of tools. 1112 00:50:38,252 --> 00:50:39,819 I'm cognizant, Mr. President, 1113 00:50:39,993 --> 00:50:42,604 of your concern about the politics. 1114 00:50:42,778 --> 00:50:45,868 However, if we develop, 1115 00:50:46,043 --> 00:50:49,263 whether Strickland or any of his lieutenants 1116 00:50:49,437 --> 00:50:52,353 are engaged and in communication with these folks, 1117 00:50:52,527 --> 00:50:54,007 we will need to act. 1118 00:50:54,181 --> 00:50:55,965 - Attorney General, just to be clear, 1119 00:50:56,140 --> 00:50:58,403 I'm not concerned about the politics. 1120 00:50:58,577 --> 00:50:59,926 - No, no. I know. 1121 00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:03,103 - What I'm concerned about is making sure 1122 00:51:03,277 --> 00:51:07,934 that the day after the certification, that's when 1123 00:51:08,500 --> 00:51:09,979 we have to start - Yeah. Yeah. 1124 00:51:10,154 --> 00:51:12,591 figuring out a way to heal this country. 1125 00:51:12,765 --> 00:51:16,334 My concern isn't the politics, my concern is this country. 1126 00:51:16,508 --> 00:51:18,249 - I, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. 1127 00:51:18,423 --> 00:51:20,468 [somber music begins] 1128 00:51:20,642 --> 00:51:22,427 - Goldsmith reading out, we're about to hit it. 1129 00:51:22,601 --> 00:51:24,081 Order of Columbus Knights currently 1130 00:51:24,255 --> 00:51:25,865 occupy the Arizona State Capitol. 1131 00:51:26,039 --> 00:51:27,649 We have intelligence from ground commanders 1132 00:51:27,823 --> 00:51:29,956 that regime aircraft are bombing civilians in Virginia. 1133 00:51:30,130 --> 00:51:31,784 And there is intense fighting 1134 00:51:31,958 --> 00:51:33,612 between Order of Columbus troops and regime forces in Iowa. 1135 00:51:33,786 --> 00:51:35,614 - Yep. Hit it. Hit it? 1136 00:51:35,788 --> 00:51:36,876 - All right. We're, I'm gonna start getting up 1137 00:51:37,050 --> 00:51:39,574 protest footage together that shows like 1138 00:51:39,748 --> 00:51:41,228 shit gettin' lit on fire. - Mm-hmm [affirmative]. 1139 00:51:41,402 --> 00:51:44,231 [explosion] 1140 00:51:44,405 --> 00:51:47,321 - And then we've got this clip of all... 1141 00:51:47,495 --> 00:51:49,932 - Can we speed up right where the people are walking 1142 00:51:50,107 --> 00:51:50,585 to make it look like they're running? 1143 00:51:50,759 --> 00:51:51,760 - Yes. Yes we can. 1144 00:51:53,719 --> 00:51:54,981 One of the things we have to do 1145 00:51:55,155 --> 00:51:57,201 is the oppositional forces, the Red Cell, 1146 00:51:57,375 --> 00:51:59,028 is we have to try and encourage 1147 00:51:59,203 --> 00:52:01,727 the government to over respond. 1148 00:52:01,901 --> 00:52:04,556 That's huge for an insurgent group, right? 1149 00:52:04,730 --> 00:52:07,559 If they, if on January 6th the Capitol police 1150 00:52:07,733 --> 00:52:10,388 had just started spraying bullets into the crowd there, 1151 00:52:10,562 --> 00:52:12,346 do you think that that situation 1152 00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:15,001 would've been contained by now? Probably not. 1153 00:52:15,175 --> 00:52:18,265 What we want is US troops mowing down 1154 00:52:18,439 --> 00:52:20,702 Patriots in the streets. 1155 00:52:20,876 --> 00:52:23,879 If you do that, you play directly into the narratives that 1156 00:52:24,053 --> 00:52:27,013 the US government is massively overreaching their power. 1157 00:52:27,187 --> 00:52:29,015 If you don't do exactly what they say when they say it, 1158 00:52:29,189 --> 00:52:30,408 they're gonna shoot you. 1159 00:52:30,582 --> 00:52:32,192 And if they do get killed, you know, 1160 00:52:32,366 --> 00:52:34,151 then you become a martyr for this cause 1161 00:52:34,325 --> 00:52:36,501 and you're a huge recruitment tool. 1162 00:52:36,675 --> 00:52:39,330 [protestors clamoring] 1163 00:52:41,810 --> 00:52:44,422 So going in guns blazing [alarm sounding] 1164 00:52:44,596 --> 00:52:45,901 is not the solve. 1165 00:52:46,075 --> 00:52:48,817 [dramatic music begins] 1166 00:52:50,428 --> 00:52:52,691 [flames burning] 1167 00:52:58,349 --> 00:53:00,742 [tank sputtering] 1168 00:53:06,183 --> 00:53:08,010 [protestors clamoring] 1169 00:53:08,185 --> 00:53:09,969 [gunfire] 1170 00:53:12,145 --> 00:53:14,408 [sirens wailing] 1171 00:53:23,852 --> 00:53:28,161 [protestors shouting] [door bashing] 1172 00:53:31,033 --> 00:53:32,861 - I haven't been back here since the sixth. 1173 00:53:33,035 --> 00:53:35,603 Here's, I watched the CNN crew get all their shit 1174 00:53:35,777 --> 00:53:37,866 stolen off of 'em and like smashed up 1175 00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:39,781 and they're trying to light it on fire and stuff. 1176 00:53:39,955 --> 00:53:44,221 [equipment thrashing] [glass shattering] 1177 00:53:47,789 --> 00:53:49,182 Well, after being in the military, 1178 00:53:49,356 --> 00:53:51,358 I was a journalist until after January 6th 1179 00:53:51,532 --> 00:53:53,012 and I just decided like, nope, you know what? 1180 00:53:53,186 --> 00:53:54,492 It's time to start doing something about it. 1181 00:53:56,842 --> 00:53:58,060 I was like standing right there 1182 00:53:58,235 --> 00:53:59,932 and just like watching this shit happen. 1183 00:54:00,106 --> 00:54:01,542 And they're like, like old men walking up 1184 00:54:01,716 --> 00:54:02,804 and being like, "Where's it happening? 1185 00:54:02,978 --> 00:54:04,153 Where are we going, brothers?" You know? 1186 00:54:04,328 --> 00:54:07,287 And I was just like, "Dude, like 1187 00:54:07,461 --> 00:54:09,333 why the fuck was I shooting farmers in Afghanistan 1188 00:54:09,507 --> 00:54:12,858 while you're breathing?" You know? "Fuck you dude." 1189 00:54:13,032 --> 00:54:14,773 - These motherfuckers are traitors! 1190 00:54:14,947 --> 00:54:17,906 They're fuckin' traitors! [thrashing] 1191 00:54:18,080 --> 00:54:20,431 - That was a day where you picked a side and like 1192 00:54:20,605 --> 00:54:22,650 pointing camera at somebody who's like 1193 00:54:22,824 --> 00:54:25,958 beating people to death so they can get in here. 1194 00:54:26,132 --> 00:54:28,265 Like nah dude, this is my house, not yours. 1195 00:54:28,439 --> 00:54:31,137 [water hose spraying] 1196 00:54:33,531 --> 00:54:35,794 The only reason the people in the crowd who had guns 1197 00:54:35,968 --> 00:54:38,753 didn't pull their guns out is, they weren't told to. 1198 00:54:38,927 --> 00:54:40,625 You know, one of the like foundational rules 1199 00:54:40,799 --> 00:54:44,672 of insurgency theory and like counterinsurgency theory is, 1200 00:54:44,846 --> 00:54:48,241 when you start shooting at one, you've lost. You know? 1201 00:54:48,415 --> 00:54:49,590 And it was just this weird, 1202 00:54:52,463 --> 00:54:54,813 weird moment of like kind of trying to square like 1203 00:54:55,901 --> 00:54:59,644 that awareness versus like that really visceral sense 1204 00:54:59,818 --> 00:55:01,820 of like, I just wanna start swinging. 1205 00:55:01,994 --> 00:55:04,605 [somber music begins] 1206 00:55:04,779 --> 00:55:08,043 We have this like myth that America is different, 1207 00:55:08,217 --> 00:55:10,611 that America isn't susceptible to the same sort of 1208 00:55:10,785 --> 00:55:13,658 insurgent forces that can cause really widespread 1209 00:55:13,832 --> 00:55:16,400 political violence and destabilize a society 1210 00:55:16,574 --> 00:55:20,447 and a state very fast. Like that can happen here. 1211 00:55:20,621 --> 00:55:22,449 What prevents it from reaching that level is not, 1212 00:55:22,623 --> 00:55:24,843 well we've always got more guns than them. 1213 00:55:25,017 --> 00:55:27,062 What prevents it reaching that level is, hey, 1214 00:55:27,236 --> 00:55:30,936 what are the best ways to address the underlying issues 1215 00:55:31,110 --> 00:55:32,329 that cause people to go down this path? 1216 00:55:35,288 --> 00:55:36,724 It's always kind of frustrating 1217 00:55:36,898 --> 00:55:41,163 to take something that you use in a war 1218 00:55:41,338 --> 00:55:43,078 and now you're running around in your own country 1219 00:55:43,252 --> 00:55:46,430 because there are people who want to do that, right? 1220 00:55:46,604 --> 00:55:51,478 They wanna bring the reality of an insurgent war here. 1221 00:55:51,826 --> 00:55:53,567 And like, I've been through that already. 1222 00:55:53,741 --> 00:55:55,482 And like, I don't care what your ideology is, 1223 00:55:55,656 --> 00:55:56,178 you don't want that. 1224 00:55:59,356 --> 00:56:02,359 [protestors shouting] 1225 00:56:02,533 --> 00:56:04,665 - On January 6th, I had cable news on. 1226 00:56:04,839 --> 00:56:05,927 All of a sudden when [pepper spraying] 1227 00:56:06,101 --> 00:56:08,408 it began to escalate, - Watch your back! 1228 00:56:08,582 --> 00:56:11,803 it took me back to a very dark place in childhood. 1229 00:56:11,977 --> 00:56:14,153 I was a little over two years old. 1230 00:56:14,327 --> 00:56:16,808 I had vivid memories of being in my preschool, 1231 00:56:16,982 --> 00:56:18,679 looking down in the streets of Shiraz 1232 00:56:18,853 --> 00:56:20,725 as people were looting and breaking windows. 1233 00:56:23,858 --> 00:56:26,208 This was in the peak of the revolution at that time. 1234 00:56:26,383 --> 00:56:29,908 I remember as a child with this searing memory of 1235 00:56:30,082 --> 00:56:32,824 what it was like to see authority break down, 1236 00:56:32,998 --> 00:56:35,304 to see what you perceived as stability and safety 1237 00:56:35,479 --> 00:56:37,176 and security all of a sudden violated and breached. 1238 00:56:40,179 --> 00:56:42,442 And now here was arguably the seat of power 1239 00:56:42,616 --> 00:56:45,227 being ransacked and desecrated. 1240 00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:48,535 Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of people more I think 1241 00:56:48,709 --> 00:56:51,103 than when they realize that there's no one to protect them. 1242 00:56:53,322 --> 00:56:56,848 What January 6th, 2021 demonstrated 1243 00:56:57,022 --> 00:56:59,633 to many of us who have that kind of trauma is that, 1244 00:56:59,807 --> 00:57:02,854 you know, there is a possible false sense of security. 1245 00:57:09,338 --> 00:57:12,167 [digital trilling] [music fades] 1246 00:57:12,341 --> 00:57:13,821 - We've got activity in state capitals, 1247 00:57:15,823 --> 00:57:17,390 reliable press reports. 1248 00:57:17,564 --> 00:57:19,479 The crowds are demanding decertification votes 1249 00:57:19,653 --> 00:57:21,176 inside their capital buildings. 1250 00:57:21,350 --> 00:57:23,527 Arizona, Texas, 1251 00:57:23,701 --> 00:57:27,574 Colorado, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. I think it's just 1252 00:57:27,748 --> 00:57:29,402 touching base with the governors, making sure that 1253 00:57:32,231 --> 00:57:33,841 they have it under control. [digital trilling] 1254 00:57:34,015 --> 00:57:35,539 - So we just saw a Facebook post 1255 00:57:35,713 --> 00:57:38,063 that you're illegally in office 1256 00:57:38,237 --> 00:57:40,457 and just when asked whether we're talking to Facebook 1257 00:57:40,631 --> 00:57:43,460 and asking them that any such statements 1258 00:57:43,634 --> 00:57:46,071 violate their terms of use of service 1259 00:57:46,245 --> 00:57:48,900 and they should lock down some of those accounts. 1260 00:57:49,074 --> 00:57:51,946 - Yes. We are actively looking at that and we are seeking 1261 00:57:52,120 --> 00:57:54,688 information from our counterparts around the country. 1262 00:57:54,862 --> 00:57:55,907 - Homeland Security. 1263 00:57:56,081 --> 00:57:57,604 - Sir, the information we have 1264 00:57:57,778 --> 00:58:00,302 is that the disruptions and security incidents 1265 00:58:00,477 --> 00:58:02,174 are localized, contained, 1266 00:58:02,348 --> 00:58:05,394 and not compromising our overall security plan. 1267 00:58:05,569 --> 00:58:08,789 There is no imminent danger to the persons we protect, 1268 00:58:08,963 --> 00:58:10,269 the facilities we protect, 1269 00:58:10,443 --> 00:58:12,576 or any of the locations that we utilize 1270 00:58:12,750 --> 00:58:14,491 for certification of the vote 1271 00:58:14,665 --> 00:58:16,318 or proceedings surrounding the election. 1272 00:58:16,493 --> 00:58:17,929 - Sir, we have information coming to the FBI 1273 00:58:18,103 --> 00:58:19,408 that's slightly different than that. 1274 00:58:19,583 --> 00:58:20,845 - Yeah. And reporting we're getting in 1275 00:58:21,019 --> 00:58:22,194 that there are still several thousand protestors 1276 00:58:22,368 --> 00:58:23,674 who are being held back. 1277 00:58:23,848 --> 00:58:25,632 While violence is contained, 1278 00:58:25,806 --> 00:58:28,592 there are reports of firearms being brandished. 1279 00:58:28,766 --> 00:58:31,246 And what started out as a couple of thousand protestors 1280 00:58:31,420 --> 00:58:35,816 is now well over 10,000, including pro Hotham supporters 1281 00:58:35,990 --> 00:58:37,862 who are now clashing with Strickland supporters. 1282 00:58:38,036 --> 00:58:40,038 So there's, there's different reporting and that's natural 1283 00:58:40,212 --> 00:58:41,822 in something like this. - But I would suggest that 1284 00:58:41,996 --> 00:58:43,520 that volume does not compromise the overall security plan 1285 00:58:43,694 --> 00:58:44,999 that we are prepared for, sir, 1286 00:58:45,173 --> 00:58:49,090 based on lessons learned from 2021, 1287 00:58:49,264 --> 00:58:51,832 as well as the assets and augmentations we have in place. 1288 00:58:52,006 --> 00:58:53,965 I'm not suggesting it is not an issue 1289 00:58:54,139 --> 00:58:55,706 that needs to be addressed. 1290 00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:58,273 What I'm suggesting is that it is not compromising 1291 00:58:58,447 --> 00:59:00,667 the proceedings of the election or the... 1292 00:59:00,841 --> 00:59:03,409 l- Yeah, it is compromising the proceedings of the election 1293 00:59:03,583 --> 00:59:05,803 'cause they're not certifying 1294 00:59:05,977 --> 00:59:08,196 the way they would otherwise be certifying. 1295 00:59:08,370 --> 00:59:10,024 I'm just looking at this 1296 00:59:10,198 --> 00:59:12,505 as if I were sitting home watching my television. 1297 00:59:12,679 --> 00:59:15,073 And you're saying, "Kumbaya, man, we gotta contain." 1298 00:59:15,247 --> 00:59:17,205 And I, I see that the, 1299 00:59:17,379 --> 00:59:19,381 the entire congress is still in a bunker. 1300 00:59:19,556 --> 00:59:20,818 That doesn't look like 1301 00:59:20,992 --> 00:59:22,820 you've got the situation under control. 1302 00:59:22,994 --> 00:59:24,561 - Yeah, I never used Kumbaya, ma'am. 1303 00:59:24,735 --> 00:59:25,213 I'm saying it is a problem. - Yeah. No, I... 1304 00:59:25,387 --> 00:59:26,563 - And I'm saying 1305 00:59:26,737 --> 00:59:27,738 we're addressing it. - I get it. 1306 00:59:27,912 --> 00:59:29,043 - What I'm, what I'm saying is that 1307 00:59:29,217 --> 00:59:30,915 it is not compromising the overall security. 1308 00:59:31,089 --> 00:59:32,307 - Heidi, are you..? - Yeah. 1309 00:59:32,481 --> 00:59:33,570 - And that's, that's, that's something 1310 00:59:33,744 --> 00:59:35,223 that the public doesn't understand when 1311 00:59:35,397 --> 00:59:37,138 you say that. - I'm not making this 1312 00:59:37,312 --> 00:59:38,531 for a public statement, ma'am. I'm making this to this room. 1313 00:59:38,705 --> 00:59:40,533 - Mr. President, are you and Heidi comfortable if Peter 1314 00:59:40,707 --> 00:59:41,578 and Homeland Security - Yes. 1315 00:59:41,752 --> 00:59:43,275 get together, - Yeah. 1316 00:59:43,449 --> 00:59:45,494 come up with something which recognizes the gravity, 1317 00:59:45,669 --> 00:59:47,192 but also addresses that we're, 1318 00:59:47,366 --> 00:59:48,715 we're not just falling over. - Yes. Yes. 1319 00:59:48,889 --> 00:59:50,282 - Yes. But bring it back 1320 00:59:50,456 --> 00:59:51,936 before it goes out. - Yes. We will do that. 1321 00:59:52,110 --> 00:59:54,852 - Is there anything else from the military side 1322 00:59:55,026 --> 00:59:57,245 that I've not been briefed on? 1323 00:59:57,419 --> 00:59:58,943 - Yes sir. I recommended, 1324 00:59:59,117 --> 01:00:01,989 we bring that brigade from the 82nd to the NCR. 1325 01:00:02,163 --> 01:00:03,817 That gives you an additional 4,000 troops 1326 01:00:03,991 --> 01:00:05,776 from the federal capability. 1327 01:00:05,950 --> 01:00:08,605 If we need to go there, we have 'em close by 1328 01:00:08,779 --> 01:00:10,563 and able to respond in a quick order. 1329 01:00:10,737 --> 01:00:13,261 - Yep. Have them prepared outside the Capitol. 1330 01:00:15,176 --> 01:00:16,700 - Mr. Secretary, I think the goal 1331 01:00:16,874 --> 01:00:20,094 is to make the other side fold. 1332 01:00:20,268 --> 01:00:23,010 We are targeting our, some of our messages 1333 01:00:23,184 --> 01:00:25,709 to the opposition leadership, "You need to fold." 1334 01:00:25,883 --> 01:00:27,232 We're more than adequate, 1335 01:00:27,406 --> 01:00:28,363 militarily, - Yeah. 1336 01:00:28,537 --> 01:00:30,278 to handle anything you had to do. 1337 01:00:30,452 --> 01:00:32,193 You will answer to the full letter of the law. 1338 01:00:34,195 --> 01:00:38,025 And you know, sooner you stand down, 1339 01:00:38,199 --> 01:00:41,246 better this is all gonna be for lives, limbs, and your own 1340 01:00:41,420 --> 01:00:43,901 personal wellbeing. - Yeah. 1341 01:00:44,075 --> 01:00:47,382 - No, but actually, this is a really good opportunity 1342 01:00:47,556 --> 01:00:49,994 to clean up the armed forces. 1343 01:00:50,168 --> 01:00:50,908 - Well I agree with that. [pensive music begins] 1344 01:00:51,082 --> 01:00:52,649 That is the goal. - Good, good. 1345 01:00:55,347 --> 01:00:56,870 - I gotta say, DHS and DOD 1346 01:00:57,044 --> 01:01:00,395 are playing the roles with intensity. 1347 01:01:00,569 --> 01:01:01,962 - Yeah. No, they're really way into it. 1348 01:01:02,136 --> 01:01:02,659 - Commitment. Yeah. 1349 01:01:06,532 --> 01:01:07,359 - Goldsmith? - Yes. 1350 01:01:07,533 --> 01:01:08,055 - I'm sending you a, 1351 01:01:11,711 --> 01:01:14,758 a picture map that we just made that you can tweet out 1352 01:01:14,932 --> 01:01:17,717 as current sitting rep in DC. - Okay. 1353 01:01:17,891 --> 01:01:20,067 Oh, got suspended. [digital buzzer] 1354 01:01:20,241 --> 01:01:22,069 - Oh, I can't tweet anymore? [background laughing] 1355 01:01:22,243 --> 01:01:24,681 - Yeah, you got, you just got kicked off of social media. 1356 01:01:24,855 --> 01:01:25,594 You gotta make a new name. 1357 01:01:30,251 --> 01:01:32,906 [news broadcast theme music] 1358 01:01:33,080 --> 01:01:35,692 [protestors chanting] 1359 01:01:39,739 --> 01:01:42,089 - We'd like to welcome our viewers as we continue to follow 1360 01:01:42,263 --> 01:01:45,005 the fast moving developments from Phoenix, Arizona. 1361 01:01:45,179 --> 01:01:47,486 We can report that approximately half 1362 01:01:47,660 --> 01:01:51,577 of the state Senate and State House are being held hostage 1363 01:01:51,751 --> 01:01:55,624 by a group of those loyal to the Order of Columbus. 1364 01:01:55,799 --> 01:01:58,802 The force that has overtaken the state legislature 1365 01:01:58,976 --> 01:02:01,543 includes members of the US military 1366 01:02:01,718 --> 01:02:05,069 who have stolen military weapons with them. 1367 01:02:05,243 --> 01:02:07,898 We can report at this hour that the same unrest 1368 01:02:08,072 --> 01:02:10,465 and dissension unfolding in the military ranks 1369 01:02:10,639 --> 01:02:12,816 is also now manifesting across 1370 01:02:12,990 --> 01:02:16,036 local and federal law enforcement. 1371 01:02:16,210 --> 01:02:19,126 That civilians who support Robert Strickland 1372 01:02:19,300 --> 01:02:22,956 are coordinating with so-called, "Constitutional Sheriffs," 1373 01:02:23,130 --> 01:02:26,394 and rogue members of the US military with plans to quote, 1374 01:02:26,568 --> 01:02:30,050 retake their states and establish seats of power 1375 01:02:30,224 --> 01:02:32,400 from which they plan to overturn 1376 01:02:32,574 --> 01:02:35,055 the most recent election. [ominous music begins] 1377 01:02:35,229 --> 01:02:37,449 - I think you're going to the Insurrection Act. 1378 01:02:37,623 --> 01:02:39,320 - The FBI Director has some news for us. 1379 01:02:39,494 --> 01:02:41,714 - So sir, reporting that we received in Phoenix, Arizona... 1380 01:02:41,888 --> 01:02:44,369 A dozen law enforcement officers are beaten, 1381 01:02:44,543 --> 01:02:46,675 the armed insurrectionists quickly have gained control 1382 01:02:46,850 --> 01:02:48,721 of the State House and have established 1383 01:02:48,895 --> 01:02:51,115 a defensive perimeter around the grounds, 1384 01:02:51,289 --> 01:02:54,074 manned by a combination of civilian militia, 1385 01:02:54,248 --> 01:02:57,208 rogue military personnel and law enforcement. 1386 01:02:57,382 --> 01:02:58,557 - If you have a hostage situation, 1387 01:02:58,731 --> 01:03:00,689 wouldn't we be looking at SWAT? 1388 01:03:00,864 --> 01:03:02,866 - Group this size, armed as they are, 1389 01:03:03,040 --> 01:03:05,259 may quickly be beyond the capabilities 1390 01:03:05,433 --> 01:03:08,349 of the FBI SWAT team and, and the local SWAT teams. 1391 01:03:08,523 --> 01:03:10,090 - Okay. - For sure. 1392 01:03:10,264 --> 01:03:11,831 - First off, this is still Arizona's jurisdiction. 1393 01:03:12,005 --> 01:03:14,138 Arizona has to take the lead 1394 01:03:14,312 --> 01:03:17,445 on reestablishing their credentials and, and, 1395 01:03:17,619 --> 01:03:20,187 and taking back their state government. 1396 01:03:20,361 --> 01:03:22,363 And this is gonna sound callous, 1397 01:03:22,537 --> 01:03:25,627 but they've overplayed their hand by doing this, that, 1398 01:03:25,802 --> 01:03:30,328 that this is a, a opportunity to define who they are. 1399 01:03:30,807 --> 01:03:32,634 So just keep in mind, 1400 01:03:32,809 --> 01:03:35,289 rather than jumping to the Insurrection Act, 1401 01:03:35,463 --> 01:03:37,509 coordinating with Arizona, making sure 1402 01:03:37,683 --> 01:03:40,947 that it's not an overreaction to the Arizona situation, 1403 01:03:41,121 --> 01:03:42,775 which is kind of unique because I'm the one 1404 01:03:42,949 --> 01:03:46,431 who's been arguing about reacting more dramatically. 1405 01:03:46,605 --> 01:03:48,215 - Mr. President, I think this is an appropriate time 1406 01:03:48,389 --> 01:03:50,217 for you to put a call into the governor. 1407 01:03:50,391 --> 01:03:52,916 And you may want even broach the topic, 1408 01:03:53,090 --> 01:03:56,223 whether they want you to invoke the, the Insurrection Act 1409 01:03:56,397 --> 01:03:58,182 - Command, can we call the governor 1410 01:03:58,356 --> 01:04:01,054 of Arizona? [digital trilling] 1411 01:04:01,228 --> 01:04:03,883 - Could you please give the question for the governor? 1412 01:04:04,057 --> 01:04:06,799 - What she needs from the federal government. 1413 01:04:09,062 --> 01:04:11,108 Because I also think like, 1414 01:04:11,282 --> 01:04:12,065 to your point... - Okay, hold. 1415 01:04:12,239 --> 01:04:13,806 - We're gonna ask the governor. 1416 01:04:13,980 --> 01:04:15,852 - Ru, Ruby Ridge, 1417 01:04:16,026 --> 01:04:17,331 Balhauer. - Right. 1418 01:04:18,506 --> 01:04:20,117 We want to be prepared and we want to help folks, 1419 01:04:20,291 --> 01:04:23,033 but this is a hostage situation, 1420 01:04:23,207 --> 01:04:24,643 where hopefully, damn straight, 1421 01:04:24,817 --> 01:04:26,645 they just overplayed their hand. 1422 01:04:26,819 --> 01:04:27,472 - Mr. President, [protestors shouting] 1423 01:04:27,646 --> 01:04:29,039 thank you so much for calling. 1424 01:04:29,213 --> 01:04:30,301 It's an honor to speak with you, 1425 01:04:30,475 --> 01:04:31,780 although at this time I'm not confident 1426 01:04:31,955 --> 01:04:33,739 that we have control of the situation. 1427 01:04:33,913 --> 01:04:36,568 And I'm requesting that you authorize the federal government 1428 01:04:36,742 --> 01:04:39,310 to use all tools to regain control of the Capitol, 1429 01:04:39,484 --> 01:04:41,747 whatever help you can land. Mr. President? 1430 01:04:43,880 --> 01:04:44,706 - Yes, governor. Thank you. [digital trilling] 1431 01:04:44,881 --> 01:04:46,273 - I'm sorry Mr. President. 1432 01:04:46,447 --> 01:04:47,579 We're, we're having to evacuate the building. 1433 01:04:50,234 --> 01:04:51,322 - Mr. President, I would ask a specific question 1434 01:04:51,496 --> 01:04:53,541 about the Insurrection Act. 1435 01:04:53,715 --> 01:04:54,934 - She answered it. - I think she answered it. 1436 01:04:55,108 --> 01:04:56,370 - Well... - It would've been nice 1437 01:04:56,544 --> 01:04:58,111 to hear... - She said, "All action." 1438 01:04:58,285 --> 01:04:59,243 - All action to the federal government. 1439 01:04:59,417 --> 01:05:00,113 - I agree. - Yeah. 1440 01:05:00,287 --> 01:05:01,114 - To restore order, which 1441 01:05:03,508 --> 01:05:04,509 is a request. [overlapping chatter] 1442 01:05:04,683 --> 01:05:05,771 - You know, the public doesn't know 1443 01:05:05,945 --> 01:05:07,642 what the Insurrection Act is. 1444 01:05:07,816 --> 01:05:09,427 They just wanna know what you're doing. 1445 01:05:09,601 --> 01:05:11,385 And does the situation warrant it? 1446 01:05:11,559 --> 01:05:13,953 - I would recommend that we go ahead 1447 01:05:14,127 --> 01:05:18,349 and ask all the governors to activate their guard 1448 01:05:18,523 --> 01:05:21,221 in the right status to secure the capitals 1449 01:05:21,395 --> 01:05:24,790 so that we automatically have that taken care of. 1450 01:05:24,964 --> 01:05:26,705 - It's unfortunate that the conversation 1451 01:05:26,879 --> 01:05:30,100 with the Arizona governor was so brief that 1452 01:05:30,274 --> 01:05:32,580 if she hasn't even activated her National Guard, 1453 01:05:35,932 --> 01:05:39,457 having our soldiers, regular army, coming in 1454 01:05:39,631 --> 01:05:42,112 could just actually pour more gasoline on the fire. 1455 01:05:42,286 --> 01:05:46,116 [somber music begins] 1456 01:05:46,290 --> 01:05:48,857 At its base, the Insurrection Act is saying, 1457 01:05:49,032 --> 01:05:51,077 "The federal military will not be turned 1458 01:05:51,251 --> 01:05:53,297 against its citizens domestically, 1459 01:05:53,471 --> 01:05:56,300 unless this act is invoked." 1460 01:05:56,474 --> 01:06:00,652 Might be a power that we need our chief executive to have. 1461 01:06:00,826 --> 01:06:04,830 But it's also a power that in the wrong hands 1462 01:06:05,004 --> 01:06:07,050 potentially could be abused 1463 01:06:07,224 --> 01:06:09,400 to great great consequence to this country. 1464 01:06:12,272 --> 01:06:13,882 - So I think it's interesting that they're like 1465 01:06:14,057 --> 01:06:16,189 not convinced by the governor saying... 1466 01:06:16,363 --> 01:06:18,626 - Well, it's what we thought. Like it's such a drastic act. 1467 01:06:18,800 --> 01:06:19,540 They're gonna try to talk themselves out of it. 1468 01:06:19,714 --> 01:06:21,412 - Yeah. - Yeah. 1469 01:06:21,586 --> 01:06:22,587 - Even though they're trying to talk themselves into it. 1470 01:06:22,761 --> 01:06:24,719 - The Insurrection Act allows the president 1471 01:06:24,893 --> 01:06:27,374 to federalize the National Guard, 1472 01:06:27,548 --> 01:06:30,421 taking away control of the guard from state governors, 1473 01:06:30,595 --> 01:06:32,640 but also it allows rogue members of the military 1474 01:06:32,814 --> 01:06:34,294 and law enforcement to basically, 1475 01:06:34,468 --> 01:06:36,644 act as their own independent constitutional authority. 1476 01:06:36,818 --> 01:06:38,081 From their perspective, they are authorized 1477 01:06:38,255 --> 01:06:39,560 under the Insurrection Act 1478 01:06:39,734 --> 01:06:41,562 to follow the orders of whom they believe 1479 01:06:41,736 --> 01:06:44,000 to be the duly elected president, to maintain law and order, 1480 01:06:44,174 --> 01:06:45,914 to neutralize the enemy and the threat. 1481 01:06:46,089 --> 01:06:47,220 They're not launching a coup. 1482 01:06:47,394 --> 01:06:48,830 They are stopping a coup from happening. 1483 01:06:51,311 --> 01:06:55,750 - It is undeniable that this past election was stolen, 1484 01:06:55,924 --> 01:06:58,927 and it is Hotham who is attempting a coup 1485 01:06:59,102 --> 01:07:01,452 to consolidate his illegitimate power 1486 01:07:01,626 --> 01:07:03,976 and eliminate our God-given freedoms. 1487 01:07:07,719 --> 01:07:10,809 - Mr. Van Tatenhove, in the run up to January 6th, 1488 01:07:10,983 --> 01:07:13,377 Stewart Rhodes publicly implored President Trump 1489 01:07:13,551 --> 01:07:16,684 to invoke the Insurrection Act, the 1807 law, 1490 01:07:16,858 --> 01:07:19,383 that allows the president to call up militias 1491 01:07:19,557 --> 01:07:21,646 to put down a rebellion against the United States. 1492 01:07:21,820 --> 01:07:23,604 Why was he so fixated on that? 1493 01:07:23,778 --> 01:07:25,258 And what did he think it would enable 1494 01:07:25,432 --> 01:07:27,217 the Oath Keepers to do? 1495 01:07:27,391 --> 01:07:30,959 - Well, I, I think it gave him a sense of legitimacy 1496 01:07:31,134 --> 01:07:33,397 that it was a path forward 1497 01:07:33,571 --> 01:07:37,227 to move forward with his goals and agendas. 1498 01:07:37,401 --> 01:07:39,055 Uhmm... [clearing throat] 1499 01:07:39,229 --> 01:07:41,927 I, I, I think we need to quit mincing words 1500 01:07:42,101 --> 01:07:44,190 and just talk about truths. 1501 01:07:44,364 --> 01:07:48,455 And what it was gonna be was an armed revolution. 1502 01:07:48,629 --> 01:07:51,850 He had these grand visions of being a paramilitary leader 1503 01:07:52,024 --> 01:07:54,374 and the Insurrection Act 1504 01:07:54,548 --> 01:07:57,116 would've given him a path forward with that. 1505 01:07:57,290 --> 01:08:00,685 This could have been the spark that started a new civil war. 1506 01:08:00,859 --> 01:08:04,080 [continuous digital trilling] 1507 01:08:06,038 --> 01:08:07,300 - Mr. President, you'll want to see this 1508 01:08:07,474 --> 01:08:10,303 from your special advisor. 1509 01:08:10,477 --> 01:08:12,827 MacDill Air Force Base appears to have been taken over 1510 01:08:13,001 --> 01:08:14,438 by insurgents. [gunfire, shouting] 1511 01:08:14,612 --> 01:08:16,004 Active duty soldiers across the country 1512 01:08:16,179 --> 01:08:17,919 are leaving their posts or being removed from duty, 1513 01:08:18,094 --> 01:08:19,747 including 12 special operations forces 1514 01:08:19,921 --> 01:08:21,575 based in MacDill Air Force Base, 1515 01:08:21,749 --> 01:08:23,316 who have declared the base to be sovereign land 1516 01:08:23,490 --> 01:08:24,709 no longer subject to the jurisdiction 1517 01:08:24,883 --> 01:08:26,580 of this illegal government. 1518 01:08:26,754 --> 01:08:28,974 Further reports indicate that at many of these bases, 1519 01:08:29,148 --> 01:08:30,454 there are corresponding accounts of ammunition, 1520 01:08:30,628 --> 01:08:33,109 explosives, and other weapons missing from armories. 1521 01:08:33,283 --> 01:08:35,154 Lastly, several disloyal forces have been caught 1522 01:08:35,328 --> 01:08:36,590 trying to steal weapons 1523 01:08:36,764 --> 01:08:38,853 and become trapped inside the armory, 1524 01:08:39,027 --> 01:08:40,681 creating complicated standoffs between loyal forces 1525 01:08:40,855 --> 01:08:42,030 and entrapped disloyal ones. 1526 01:08:44,816 --> 01:08:46,774 - You have 12 special ops. 1527 01:08:46,948 --> 01:08:47,949 - Yeah, it says that. [overlapping chatter] 1528 01:08:48,124 --> 01:08:50,038 - You reading this? - Yeah. 1529 01:08:50,213 --> 01:08:52,563 - So remember that Abraham Lincoln 1530 01:08:52,737 --> 01:08:54,869 suspended habeas corpus. [indistinct chatter] 1531 01:08:55,043 --> 01:08:56,044 There are times when you so, 1532 01:08:58,786 --> 01:09:00,136 throw in the bullshit flag 1533 01:09:00,310 --> 01:09:03,530 and you stop fiddling around with niceties. 1534 01:09:03,704 --> 01:09:04,923 You know what I'm saying? - Yep. 1535 01:09:05,097 --> 01:09:06,751 - Mr. President, 1536 01:09:06,925 --> 01:09:09,449 we're picking up intercepted chatter among military, 1537 01:09:09,623 --> 01:09:12,148 that they're taking what happened in MacDill 1538 01:09:12,322 --> 01:09:14,976 and now they're trying to spread that to other bases. 1539 01:09:15,151 --> 01:09:16,630 - How many soldiers are at MacDill? 1540 01:09:16,804 --> 01:09:18,763 - Well, that have gone rogue is what I understood. 1541 01:09:18,937 --> 01:09:22,114 - Not that many. These are 12, you know, 1542 01:09:22,288 --> 01:09:24,116 gung-ho killers out there 1543 01:09:24,290 --> 01:09:25,987 who decided to take it in their own hands. 1544 01:09:26,162 --> 01:09:27,075 - So, so that didn't achieve. - You've got a 4, 1545 01:09:27,250 --> 01:09:29,339 you've two 4-star generals down there. 1546 01:09:29,513 --> 01:09:31,384 - The concern we're getting is the chatter, 1547 01:09:31,558 --> 01:09:33,995 that this may spread and y'all need to be aware of that. 1548 01:09:34,170 --> 01:09:36,128 - At every base you have a base commander. 1549 01:09:36,302 --> 01:09:37,651 - Yep. 1550 01:09:37,825 --> 01:09:39,392 - At every base you have military police, 1551 01:09:39,566 --> 01:09:41,742 air police, something, who's there. 1552 01:09:41,916 --> 01:09:44,789 This is a series of local problems 1553 01:09:44,963 --> 01:09:48,358 underneath the overall commands of the armed services. 1554 01:09:48,532 --> 01:09:50,142 - I would let them deal with that. 1555 01:09:50,316 --> 01:09:51,622 - It's, it's a million rabbit holes. 1556 01:09:53,624 --> 01:09:55,756 [digital trilling] [keyboard keys clacking] 1557 01:09:55,930 --> 01:09:58,150 - Hold on. White House just tweeted. 1558 01:09:58,324 --> 01:09:59,499 - We're pretty close. - Oh. All right. 1559 01:09:59,673 --> 01:10:01,762 - So President's focus is back on securing the, 1560 01:10:06,158 --> 01:10:09,117 securing Congress and allowing them to move on 1561 01:10:09,292 --> 01:10:11,032 with their constitutional duties. 1562 01:10:11,207 --> 01:10:12,077 - So they're gonna try and ignore the fact 1563 01:10:12,251 --> 01:10:13,513 that the, - We just took 1564 01:10:13,687 --> 01:10:14,732 there's open... MacDill Air Force base. 1565 01:10:14,906 --> 01:10:16,299 - Yeah, yeah. - Yes. 1566 01:10:16,473 --> 01:10:18,083 - Yeah. 1567 01:10:18,257 --> 01:10:20,738 That's a move. It's getting lost 1568 01:10:20,912 --> 01:10:23,480 as the higher ups are looking for ground truth. 1569 01:10:23,654 --> 01:10:25,221 So they're just pushing requests down 1570 01:10:25,395 --> 01:10:26,874 that don't match the reality of the, 1571 01:10:27,048 --> 01:10:28,963 you know, threat landscape. 1572 01:10:29,137 --> 01:10:30,269 I mean, it sounds like they're feeling 1573 01:10:30,443 --> 01:10:32,489 pretty... - Good about work. 1574 01:10:32,663 --> 01:10:34,752 - Well, it sounds like the blue four is 1575 01:10:34,926 --> 01:10:36,754 struggling, which is fine. 1576 01:10:36,928 --> 01:10:38,799 [background chatter] 1577 01:10:38,973 --> 01:10:40,671 - All right, so I'm having the patriarch put out an order 1578 01:10:40,845 --> 01:10:42,455 saying the constitutional sheriffs 1579 01:10:42,629 --> 01:10:45,328 are the supreme law enforcement officers of this land. 1580 01:10:45,502 --> 01:10:47,504 We're calling upon all OC sheriffs 1581 01:10:47,678 --> 01:10:50,594 who are not currently engaged in Operation Alamo 1582 01:10:50,768 --> 01:10:53,771 to immediately report to your nearest military post 1583 01:10:53,945 --> 01:10:56,600 to aid in, - Yeah. 1584 01:10:56,774 --> 01:10:58,036 - In consolidating the security situation. 1585 01:10:58,210 --> 01:11:00,995 - Yeah, in, there we go. [overlapping chatter] 1586 01:11:01,169 --> 01:11:02,432 - Excuse me sir. 1587 01:11:02,606 --> 01:11:03,650 We have reports that [digital trilling] 1588 01:11:03,824 --> 01:11:05,609 a armed group of men wearing clothing 1589 01:11:05,783 --> 01:11:07,480 emblazoned with the Order of Columbus symbols 1590 01:11:07,654 --> 01:11:10,048 have assembled outside the Michigan Governor's mansion. 1591 01:11:10,222 --> 01:11:11,745 - Governors of Michigan and North Carolina 1592 01:11:11,919 --> 01:11:13,007 have mobilized their guard, 1593 01:11:13,181 --> 01:11:15,706 are asking the president to consider 1594 01:11:15,880 --> 01:11:19,318 mobilizing federal support as soon as possible and agree 1595 01:11:19,492 --> 01:11:21,755 with need for Insurrection Act if the president wants. 1596 01:11:23,148 --> 01:11:25,455 The question is, 1597 01:11:25,629 --> 01:11:27,195 if you can federalize your National Guard right now, 1598 01:11:27,370 --> 01:11:28,284 do you need the Insurrection Act? 1599 01:11:30,329 --> 01:11:32,723 - This is the dicey piece of this. 1600 01:11:32,897 --> 01:11:37,336 You don't know which side your law enforcement partners 1601 01:11:37,510 --> 01:11:40,078 are on in this. [pulsing pensive music begins] 1602 01:11:40,252 --> 01:11:43,429 Immediate intel in terms of social media 1603 01:11:43,603 --> 01:11:47,303 for anyone who leads a law enforcement agency 1604 01:11:47,477 --> 01:11:49,870 needs to be understood and advanced. 1605 01:11:50,044 --> 01:11:52,612 - Mr. President, when you invoke the Insurrection Act, 1606 01:11:52,786 --> 01:11:55,441 do you actually have to declare a proclamation 1607 01:11:55,615 --> 01:11:58,052 immediately ordering the insurgents to disperse 1608 01:11:58,226 --> 01:12:00,620 and retire peaceably to their abodes within a limited time? 1609 01:12:00,794 --> 01:12:02,100 Can you direct that your counsel prepare 1610 01:12:02,274 --> 01:12:03,710 such a proclamation? - Please. 1611 01:12:03,884 --> 01:12:04,885 - Okay. - Yeah. 1612 01:12:05,059 --> 01:12:06,104 - They're talking about it now. 1613 01:12:06,278 --> 01:12:07,497 That's what is supposed to happen. 1614 01:12:07,671 --> 01:12:09,063 - They drafted an insurrection proclamation, 1615 01:12:09,237 --> 01:12:10,674 but they haven't made the decision to implement it yet, 1616 01:12:10,848 --> 01:12:11,849 standing by if we need it. 1617 01:12:15,156 --> 01:12:16,984 - They need to clarify that that's the Insurrection Act 1618 01:12:17,158 --> 01:12:18,943 that they're about to... 1619 01:12:19,117 --> 01:12:20,510 - Well, they're standing by, but what do you think is the... 1620 01:12:20,684 --> 01:12:23,469 I'll be curious to know what the, 1621 01:12:23,643 --> 01:12:24,949 what is the delineation point. - Question. 1622 01:12:25,123 --> 01:12:26,080 - What are they doing with their national guards? 1623 01:12:26,254 --> 01:12:27,821 What help do they need from us? 1624 01:12:27,995 --> 01:12:30,215 The biggest challenge is to have the Insurrection Act 1625 01:12:30,389 --> 01:12:33,174 as an option invoked towards the end of this game, 1626 01:12:33,349 --> 01:12:35,307 'cause it can be used to catastrophic effect. 1627 01:12:35,481 --> 01:12:36,830 - I, I remain concerned. 1628 01:12:37,004 --> 01:12:39,616 We have not decided who is in charge 1629 01:12:39,790 --> 01:12:41,052 of what's going on in Arizona. 1630 01:12:41,226 --> 01:12:42,836 - This confusion is really good. 1631 01:12:43,010 --> 01:12:44,360 They're like not sure who's in charge. 1632 01:12:44,534 --> 01:12:47,188 - The governor might be under a hostage situation 1633 01:12:47,363 --> 01:12:51,105 or she's evacuating. She asked clearly for federal support. 1634 01:12:51,279 --> 01:12:54,500 The implication was, "There is nobody in charge right now." 1635 01:12:54,674 --> 01:12:57,677 I mean, everything that we're getting through these channels 1636 01:12:57,851 --> 01:13:00,027 is it's clear that they want us to federalize. 1637 01:13:00,201 --> 01:13:02,508 So I guess I'm not sure... 1638 01:13:02,682 --> 01:13:04,771 What are the downsides to using this tool, 1639 01:13:04,945 --> 01:13:08,035 other than there's obviously some huge PR concerns? 1640 01:13:08,209 --> 01:13:10,734 - Well, Mr. President, if I could, right now, 1641 01:13:10,908 --> 01:13:13,301 we're not putting active military 1642 01:13:13,476 --> 01:13:15,695 into these states to do things. 1643 01:13:15,869 --> 01:13:19,177 What we've done is they're using their own National Guard. 1644 01:13:19,351 --> 01:13:21,353 So they have law enforcement authority. 1645 01:13:21,527 --> 01:13:23,877 All we're doing is providing them the support, 1646 01:13:24,051 --> 01:13:25,879 communications, logistics, et cetera 1647 01:13:26,053 --> 01:13:27,794 that they're asking for. 1648 01:13:27,968 --> 01:13:30,449 - But Arizona and North Carolina are saying they need more. 1649 01:13:30,623 --> 01:13:33,060 I guess I'm trying to understand the disconnect. 1650 01:13:33,234 --> 01:13:36,281 Certainly if you don't have an active hostage situation, 1651 01:13:36,455 --> 01:13:38,239 then I can understand why 1652 01:13:38,414 --> 01:13:41,460 it makes sense for us to use National Guard. 1653 01:13:41,634 --> 01:13:44,289 But we have an explicit request 1654 01:13:44,463 --> 01:13:48,032 for the Insurrection Act to be invoked and I think we, 1655 01:13:48,206 --> 01:13:51,688 we need to be able to explain why we wouldn't, 1656 01:13:51,862 --> 01:13:55,169 in this particular circumstance, given historically, 1657 01:13:55,343 --> 01:13:59,391 in lesser circumstances, the Insurrection Act has been used. 1658 01:13:59,565 --> 01:14:02,176 - President Bush did invoke it for the Rodney King riots. 1659 01:14:02,350 --> 01:14:04,048 That was a far cry less than this. 1660 01:14:04,222 --> 01:14:06,572 - Yeah. The question is, what is it 1661 01:14:06,746 --> 01:14:09,836 that they're facing that is beyond the capacities 1662 01:14:10,010 --> 01:14:12,578 of their normal law enforcement? 1663 01:14:12,752 --> 01:14:15,276 If there's any state that might be a candidate 1664 01:14:15,451 --> 01:14:18,628 for an Insurrection Act, it may be Arizona. 1665 01:14:18,802 --> 01:14:21,021 Because people in that state have taken over 1666 01:14:21,195 --> 01:14:23,589 the seat of government and are holding elected officials 1667 01:14:23,763 --> 01:14:25,983 hostage with threats to kill them. 1668 01:14:26,157 --> 01:14:28,028 In North Carolina, we don't have any evidence of anything, 1669 01:14:28,202 --> 01:14:30,161 except they're worried. 1670 01:14:30,335 --> 01:14:32,380 What's a bunch of active duty Army guys are gonna do there? 1671 01:14:32,555 --> 01:14:35,296 This is a really a, a hostage situation. 1672 01:14:35,471 --> 01:14:37,908 It's the people that are best able to deal with that 1673 01:14:38,082 --> 01:14:39,213 are local law enforcement. 1674 01:14:39,387 --> 01:14:42,390 - I mean, we did it at Waco in 1993. 1675 01:14:42,565 --> 01:14:45,437 My division gave up one VTR 1676 01:14:45,611 --> 01:14:48,440 to sort of puncture this thing. 1677 01:14:48,614 --> 01:14:52,270 And it's all over the internet 25 years later 1678 01:14:52,444 --> 01:14:54,446 that the 1st Cavalry Division 1679 01:14:54,620 --> 01:14:57,275 killed all these people because of a fire. 1680 01:14:57,449 --> 01:15:00,147 If you can keep the military out of it, 1681 01:15:00,321 --> 01:15:01,758 it's much better. 1682 01:15:01,932 --> 01:15:05,457 [helicopter whirring] [flames burning] 1683 01:15:05,631 --> 01:15:06,980 - Mr. President, [overlapping chatter] 1684 01:15:07,154 --> 01:15:09,983 they're asking you to take more responsibility, 1685 01:15:10,157 --> 01:15:12,725 is what this issue is. In my view, you shouldn't do that. 1686 01:15:12,899 --> 01:15:14,510 You should force the governor 1687 01:15:14,684 --> 01:15:16,294 to do the duty, - To do... 1688 01:15:16,468 --> 01:15:18,426 to do her job. - Absolutely. 1689 01:15:18,601 --> 01:15:20,167 - There's no reason for you to become 1690 01:15:20,341 --> 01:15:22,561 personally the officer in charge. 1691 01:15:22,735 --> 01:15:24,520 - The, the only reason you don't do Insurrection Act 1692 01:15:26,478 --> 01:15:27,566 is that the president becomes responsible. 1693 01:15:27,740 --> 01:15:28,915 - Right. - Right. 1694 01:15:29,089 --> 01:15:30,526 - That's what presidents normally, 1695 01:15:30,700 --> 01:15:33,833 good presidents normally do, they take responsibility. 1696 01:15:34,007 --> 01:15:35,182 And the way you do that, and the way you do that 1697 01:15:35,356 --> 01:15:37,663 is that you go out to the governors and you say, 1698 01:15:37,837 --> 01:15:39,665 "I am strongly considering 1699 01:15:39,839 --> 01:15:41,885 Invocation of the Insurrection Act. 1700 01:15:42,059 --> 01:15:44,844 If any governor doesn't wish me to do that, 1701 01:15:45,018 --> 01:15:46,106 please let me know because 1702 01:15:46,280 --> 01:15:47,804 that's now under positive consideration." 1703 01:15:47,978 --> 01:15:50,023 - Right. 1704 01:15:50,197 --> 01:15:51,895 - Taking responsibility for a president is not a bad thing. 1705 01:15:52,069 --> 01:15:53,897 - Can I play devil's advocate for a second? 1706 01:15:54,071 --> 01:15:55,463 You know, when we think Insurrection Act, 1707 01:15:55,638 --> 01:15:57,378 we think about deploying paratroopers. 1708 01:15:57,553 --> 01:15:59,206 That's a bunch of hammers looking for nails. 1709 01:15:59,380 --> 01:16:01,339 What if you have a President Trump 1710 01:16:01,513 --> 01:16:04,908 who's considering invoking the Insurrection Act, 1711 01:16:05,082 --> 01:16:06,997 who has the authority to do it, 1712 01:16:07,171 --> 01:16:09,347 to use federal troops to enforce law. 1713 01:16:09,521 --> 01:16:11,523 But in this case, right, it's flipped the other way. 1714 01:16:11,697 --> 01:16:12,785 So that's... - We're advising this guy. 1715 01:16:12,959 --> 01:16:14,570 - This ain't Trump. 1716 01:16:14,744 --> 01:16:15,353 I know, but you, I'm just... [keyboard keys clacking] 1717 01:16:15,527 --> 01:16:16,963 - That's three states requesting 1718 01:16:17,137 --> 01:16:18,617 federalization of the, of the guard. 1719 01:16:18,791 --> 01:16:20,663 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 states. 1720 01:16:20,837 --> 01:16:22,316 - I mean think about this scenario. 1721 01:16:22,490 --> 01:16:23,970 The president of the United States has five governors 1722 01:16:24,144 --> 01:16:26,233 requesting federalization. That's a pretty strong push 1723 01:16:26,407 --> 01:16:31,108 towards the Insurrection Act. [pulsing tense music begins] 1724 01:16:31,761 --> 01:16:33,980 We have multiple governors now publicly saying 1725 01:16:34,154 --> 01:16:35,634 they're asking for federal support. 1726 01:16:35,808 --> 01:16:38,419 We need to be able to explain to the American public 1727 01:16:38,594 --> 01:16:40,508 why we're not using the Insurrection Act. 1728 01:16:40,683 --> 01:16:42,554 - Michigan, Arizona, North Carolina, 1729 01:16:42,728 --> 01:16:45,165 Florida and Pennsylvania have requested the federalization 1730 01:16:45,339 --> 01:16:47,646 of the troops, but the two who have not are Oklahoma, 1731 01:16:47,820 --> 01:16:50,040 as we suspected, and Colorado. 1732 01:16:50,214 --> 01:16:52,216 - The question is, what's driving that? 1733 01:16:52,390 --> 01:16:54,392 I mean because there's gotta be a reason. 1734 01:16:54,566 --> 01:16:57,264 And saying, "Just because," is not a good reason 1735 01:16:57,438 --> 01:16:59,005 to bring them on Title 10. 1736 01:16:59,179 --> 01:17:00,311 - You're taking 'em out of their law enforcement. 1737 01:17:00,485 --> 01:17:02,269 - They requested... - This is what I'm saying. 1738 01:17:02,443 --> 01:17:04,010 - So the essence of being a federal government 1739 01:17:04,184 --> 01:17:05,621 and not a national government, 1740 01:17:05,795 --> 01:17:07,535 is these governors are asking you to do this. 1741 01:17:07,710 --> 01:17:09,233 - I'm going to governors saying, 1742 01:17:09,407 --> 01:17:10,713 "What do you need from your federal government?" 1743 01:17:10,887 --> 01:17:12,366 And they are telling me what they need. 1744 01:17:12,540 --> 01:17:14,020 - Except for two of them. 1745 01:17:14,194 --> 01:17:15,979 - I don't know how to go back to the governor 1746 01:17:16,153 --> 01:17:18,634 as the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. 1747 01:17:18,808 --> 01:17:20,418 And this is gonna be a defining moment 1748 01:17:20,592 --> 01:17:22,725 of your presidency. [overlapping chatter] 1749 01:17:22,899 --> 01:17:25,075 - Here's what's missing in this. 1750 01:17:25,249 --> 01:17:29,296 We have to understand why they want to give command and 1751 01:17:29,470 --> 01:17:30,950 control to the president. - Yeah, we do. 1752 01:17:31,124 --> 01:17:32,865 - The Insurrection Act is a trap. 1753 01:17:33,039 --> 01:17:34,258 - We need to have a further conversation. 1754 01:17:34,432 --> 01:17:36,303 - It's a defining moment in their governorship. 1755 01:17:36,477 --> 01:17:37,740 - Mr. President, - We have what? 1756 01:17:37,914 --> 01:17:39,480 your audience is the American public. 1757 01:17:39,655 --> 01:17:40,873 And they want to know 1758 01:17:41,047 --> 01:17:43,267 that Congress is coming back to certify. 1759 01:17:43,441 --> 01:17:45,486 So we do have to come into agreement here, 1760 01:17:45,661 --> 01:17:47,358 'cause time is moving on. 1761 01:17:47,532 --> 01:17:50,056 You have to decide which way you are gonna want to move. 1762 01:17:50,230 --> 01:17:55,975 [digital trilling] [foreboding music begins] 1763 01:17:56,149 --> 01:17:58,238 - Mr. President, 10 minutes remaining. 1764 01:17:58,412 --> 01:18:00,806 - The president is sweating. [staff member laughing] 1765 01:18:00,980 --> 01:18:03,069 He's gonna have to make a decision. 1766 01:18:03,243 --> 01:18:04,854 - Mr. President, are you invoking the Insurrection Act 1767 01:18:05,028 --> 01:18:06,507 or Federalizing National Guard? 1768 01:18:06,682 --> 01:18:08,074 Neither has happened yet. [overlapping chatter] 1769 01:18:08,248 --> 01:18:09,423 I'm not asking you. I'm asking the president. 1770 01:18:09,597 --> 01:18:12,600 Ere you doing either? [echoing] 1771 01:18:12,775 --> 01:18:15,995 [January 6th plays in memory] 1772 01:18:22,001 --> 01:18:23,176 - Mr. President? - Mr. President. 1773 01:18:23,350 --> 01:18:24,438 - Mr. President. - Mr. President. 1774 01:18:24,612 --> 01:18:25,526 - Mr. President. - Mr. President. 1775 01:18:25,701 --> 01:18:26,963 - Mr. President. - Mr. President. 1776 01:18:27,137 --> 01:18:28,704 - Put your fucking cards on the table. 1777 01:18:28,878 --> 01:18:29,922 - Mr. President. - Mr. President. 1778 01:18:30,096 --> 01:18:30,575 - Mr. President. - Mr. President. 1779 01:18:30,749 --> 01:18:31,184 - No. 1780 01:18:37,538 --> 01:18:39,149 - That's exactly what they should be doing. 1781 01:18:39,323 --> 01:18:42,195 - Okay, good, good, good, good. 1782 01:18:42,369 --> 01:18:45,329 - There's 9,000 officers in Metropolitan police. 1783 01:18:45,503 --> 01:18:47,679 We can't make the mistake of not having the guard deployed, 1784 01:18:47,853 --> 01:18:50,595 but having people wear military uniforms 1785 01:18:50,769 --> 01:18:52,379 is going to make - Absolutely. 1786 01:18:52,553 --> 01:18:53,467 a lot of people think that we are overreacting. 1787 01:18:53,641 --> 01:18:55,774 - We need to have the civilian authority 1788 01:18:55,948 --> 01:18:57,907 and law enforcement really in the lead on this 1789 01:18:58,081 --> 01:18:59,909 to the greatest extent possible, 1790 01:19:00,083 --> 01:19:02,520 because they want to bait us into using 1791 01:19:02,694 --> 01:19:03,826 lethal force in response. - Yeah. 1792 01:19:05,262 --> 01:19:09,222 [digital trilling] 1793 01:19:09,396 --> 01:19:11,572 - Mr. President, current situation... 1794 01:19:11,747 --> 01:19:15,228 We believe we have a handle on containing the protestors. 1795 01:19:15,402 --> 01:19:17,535 Capitol is secured. 1796 01:19:17,709 --> 01:19:20,190 The critical infrastructure from on the eastern seaboard, 1797 01:19:20,364 --> 01:19:22,670 including all the ingress and egress points 1798 01:19:22,845 --> 01:19:24,368 into the national Capitol region 1799 01:19:24,542 --> 01:19:26,022 is secured. - Right. 1800 01:19:26,196 --> 01:19:28,241 - Sir, last comment from my perspective. 1801 01:19:28,415 --> 01:19:30,896 We're standing by. We've increased the alert posture. 1802 01:19:31,070 --> 01:19:32,985 Right now, we're available. [digital trilling] 1803 01:19:33,159 --> 01:19:35,596 And the forces have an increased readiness posture, 1804 01:19:35,771 --> 01:19:38,121 obviously to ensure that we have continuity of government 1805 01:19:38,295 --> 01:19:39,818 and continuity of operation. 1806 01:19:39,992 --> 01:19:42,778 - Thanks General. Let's get this thing certified. 1807 01:19:44,475 --> 01:19:45,693 - Say that members of Congress 1808 01:19:45,868 --> 01:19:48,609 are returning to... - The chambers. 1809 01:19:48,784 --> 01:19:50,960 - Certification, [keyboard keys clacking] 1810 01:19:51,134 --> 01:19:55,660 certification process to resume within the hour. 1811 01:19:55,921 --> 01:19:56,269 - There you go. 1812 01:19:59,446 --> 01:20:00,360 - Okay. 1813 01:20:00,534 --> 01:20:03,755 [news broadcast theme music] 1814 01:20:06,671 --> 01:20:09,456 - Welcome back everyone to our breaking news coverage. 1815 01:20:09,630 --> 01:20:11,284 INN has just learned that the National Guard 1816 01:20:11,458 --> 01:20:13,069 and local law enforcement 1817 01:20:13,243 --> 01:20:15,680 have officially secured the US Capitol, 1818 01:20:15,854 --> 01:20:18,944 and Congress is reconvening to certify the electoral votes 1819 01:20:19,118 --> 01:20:21,207 for President-elect, John Hotham. 1820 01:20:21,381 --> 01:20:23,993 - Master Speaker, the Vice President, 1821 01:20:24,167 --> 01:20:28,432 and the United States Senate. [audience applauding] 1822 01:20:28,606 --> 01:20:31,304 [music fades] 1823 01:20:32,566 --> 01:20:34,394 - In Phoenix, Arizona, the local law enforcement, 1824 01:20:34,568 --> 01:20:36,440 and the Arizona National Guard 1825 01:20:36,614 --> 01:20:38,834 operating under the governor's direction, 1826 01:20:39,008 --> 01:20:40,792 are praising Hotham's decision 1827 01:20:40,966 --> 01:20:44,535 not to send in federal troops and escalate the situation, 1828 01:20:44,709 --> 01:20:47,625 saying they are making progress in the negotiations 1829 01:20:47,799 --> 01:20:49,540 to release the hostages. 1830 01:20:49,714 --> 01:20:52,064 The crisis has further exposed 1831 01:20:52,238 --> 01:20:56,068 the deep divisions in American society and the US military. 1832 01:20:56,242 --> 01:20:58,114 And the burden will now fall on Hotham 1833 01:20:58,288 --> 01:21:01,117 to heal a fractured nation. 1834 01:21:01,291 --> 01:21:03,119 We're getting word that the President is about to address 1835 01:21:03,293 --> 01:21:06,209 the nation live regarding today's events. 1836 01:21:06,383 --> 01:21:07,558 - Mr. President, you ready for the briefing? 1837 01:21:07,732 --> 01:21:08,951 - Mr. President, I can tell you, 1838 01:21:09,125 --> 01:21:10,517 you're doing the exact right thing 1839 01:21:10,691 --> 01:21:13,259 by trying to keep the military out of this politics. 1840 01:21:13,433 --> 01:21:14,739 - Mr. President, are you comfortable 1841 01:21:14,913 --> 01:21:16,610 with the same four people being behind you? 1842 01:21:16,784 --> 01:21:20,179 - Uhhh... Sure. - Okay, let's go. 1843 01:21:20,353 --> 01:21:22,268 - Mr. President, at, at the end of the day, 1844 01:21:22,442 --> 01:21:23,966 I think you have to think about, 1845 01:21:24,140 --> 01:21:26,316 how do we convince the American public 1846 01:21:26,490 --> 01:21:27,970 that we still have a democracy? 1847 01:21:28,144 --> 01:21:28,884 - Yeah. 1848 01:21:29,058 --> 01:21:30,798 - And Mr. President, 1849 01:21:30,973 --> 01:21:33,323 talk about the constitution has served us well. 1850 01:21:33,497 --> 01:21:35,194 Not just people condemned violence, 1851 01:21:35,368 --> 01:21:37,588 but people support a constitution that has served us well 1852 01:21:37,762 --> 01:21:42,027 for 250 years and it's, it's a living, breathing documented 1853 01:21:42,201 --> 01:21:44,334 and is still strong today as it was yesterday. 1854 01:21:44,508 --> 01:21:45,857 - That's a great way to end it. 1855 01:21:46,031 --> 01:21:47,728 - Closing argument. 1856 01:21:47,903 --> 01:21:49,687 - Good lawyer, right? [staff chuckling] 1857 01:21:49,861 --> 01:21:50,949 - Now they're walking. They're walking. 1858 01:21:53,821 --> 01:21:57,260 - Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. 1859 01:21:57,434 --> 01:21:58,609 - Good afternoon. [camera shutter clicking] 1860 01:21:58,783 --> 01:22:00,567 Thank you for being here throughout what has been 1861 01:22:00,741 --> 01:22:03,831 a difficult and challenging day for all of us. 1862 01:22:04,006 --> 01:22:06,965 The peaceful transfer of power 1863 01:22:07,139 --> 01:22:09,837 is at the core of who we are as a nation, 1864 01:22:10,012 --> 01:22:11,970 and we will not allow a violent group of protestors 1865 01:22:12,144 --> 01:22:13,885 to interrupt Congress 1866 01:22:14,059 --> 01:22:16,714 from fulfilling their constitutional duty. 1867 01:22:16,888 --> 01:22:18,585 Even beyond what's happening [rhythmic violin begins] 1868 01:22:18,759 --> 01:22:22,763 in the District of Columbia, we continue to make sure 1869 01:22:22,938 --> 01:22:26,245 that our federal government is running. 1870 01:22:26,419 --> 01:22:28,944 Our message to Lieutenant General King, 1871 01:22:29,118 --> 01:22:30,771 to Robert Strickland, 1872 01:22:30,946 --> 01:22:33,600 to Roger Simms and members of the Order of Columbus, 1873 01:22:33,774 --> 01:22:37,082 and anyone intent on using violence, 1874 01:22:37,256 --> 01:22:41,086 to address election grievances, we have a system of courts, 1875 01:22:41,260 --> 01:22:44,568 where these questions can and should be addressed. 1876 01:22:45,743 --> 01:22:48,702 Armed mobs, they will face the force of law. 1877 01:22:50,966 --> 01:22:54,491 We will protect the peaceful transition of power 1878 01:22:54,665 --> 01:22:58,974 and we will protect and uphold the rule of law. 1879 01:22:59,148 --> 01:23:02,499 As you have seen in Arizona, there's a hostage situation. 1880 01:23:03,500 --> 01:23:05,502 And as the President of the United States, 1881 01:23:05,676 --> 01:23:07,634 but also as a father, 1882 01:23:07,808 --> 01:23:11,160 I pray for those family members and those hostages. 1883 01:23:11,334 --> 01:23:14,641 Look, at times, we may seem divided. 1884 01:23:14,815 --> 01:23:16,861 Elections do that, Thanksgiving dinners do that. 1885 01:23:18,428 --> 01:23:20,604 But we are actually united 1886 01:23:20,778 --> 01:23:22,345 in what the promise of this nation is. 1887 01:23:24,782 --> 01:23:26,566 And the promise of this nation, 1888 01:23:27,567 --> 01:23:30,788 it's built on those essential building blocks. 1889 01:23:30,962 --> 01:23:34,313 We're all treated equally, we have opportunities, 1890 01:23:34,487 --> 01:23:37,751 and we have stability in representative democracy. 1891 01:23:37,925 --> 01:23:39,927 That's the American promise [music building] 1892 01:23:40,102 --> 01:23:42,974 and what this country is based upon. 1893 01:23:43,148 --> 01:23:47,022 What we are doing is working with the states to ascertain 1894 01:23:47,196 --> 01:23:49,067 what specifically they need from the federal government, 1895 01:23:51,374 --> 01:23:52,288 and we'll work to provide that. 1896 01:23:56,031 --> 01:23:58,033 This is a 250 plus year experiment 1897 01:24:00,122 --> 01:24:01,166 called, "Representative democracy." 1898 01:24:03,734 --> 01:24:06,215 And it's challenged at times. 1899 01:24:06,389 --> 01:24:09,870 Today, it wasn't the first time it was challenged. 1900 01:24:10,958 --> 01:24:14,179 January 6th, 2021 wasn't the first time it was challenged. 1901 01:24:16,442 --> 01:24:19,793 The Civil War was even necessarily 1902 01:24:19,967 --> 01:24:22,100 the first time that it's challenged. 1903 01:24:22,274 --> 01:24:25,451 And the Patriots aren't somebody posting on social media 1904 01:24:25,625 --> 01:24:27,279 talking about an insurrection. 1905 01:24:28,367 --> 01:24:31,022 The Patriots are the good people of this country 1906 01:24:31,196 --> 01:24:35,287 that choose to have trust in the system. 1907 01:24:35,461 --> 01:24:37,246 So the American people, thank you. 1908 01:24:38,247 --> 01:24:41,685 Thank you for what has been indeed a challenging day. 1909 01:24:41,859 --> 01:24:45,080 And this challenge is not over by any measure. 1910 01:24:45,254 --> 01:24:49,040 Remember what brings us together, not what divides us. 1911 01:24:49,214 --> 01:24:52,739 And may God bless you, your family, 1912 01:24:52,913 --> 01:24:54,001 and these United States of America. 1913 01:24:55,481 --> 01:24:58,136 [audience applauding] 1914 01:25:00,704 --> 01:25:02,749 [camera shutter clicking] 1915 01:25:02,923 --> 01:25:04,099 - That was fuckin' awesome. [whispering] 1916 01:25:04,273 --> 01:25:06,927 Did we do that? - Well, I dunno about that. 1917 01:25:07,102 --> 01:25:10,279 - Trust me. And I don't often use words like awesome. 1918 01:25:10,453 --> 01:25:14,021 [everyone laughing] [music fades] 1919 01:25:14,196 --> 01:25:15,936 - Mr. President, that was very beautiful 1920 01:25:16,111 --> 01:25:20,419 and I wish it was real. [everyone laughing] 1921 01:25:20,593 --> 01:25:21,986 Not the scenario. - Not the day. 1922 01:25:22,160 --> 01:25:22,900 - Yeah. - Not the day. 1923 01:25:23,074 --> 01:25:24,554 - Not the day, not the scenario. 1924 01:25:24,728 --> 01:25:26,817 Just the leadership. - Okay, everyone, 1925 01:25:26,991 --> 01:25:28,253 thank you very much. 1926 01:25:28,427 --> 01:25:29,602 What we're gonna do, we're gonna sit down. 1927 01:25:29,776 --> 01:25:31,648 We're gonna close the end of this exercise. 1928 01:25:31,822 --> 01:25:33,302 Quiet everybody, 1929 01:25:33,476 --> 01:25:35,304 nice and quiet in the situation room please. 1930 01:25:35,478 --> 01:25:38,089 [somber music begins] 1931 01:25:41,179 --> 01:25:43,964 [digital timer beeping] 1932 01:25:49,970 --> 01:25:52,451 [traffic whoosing] 1933 01:25:58,153 --> 01:26:02,461 [door closing] [metal clanking] 1934 01:26:04,855 --> 01:26:07,466 - Okay, everybody, big cheese. 1935 01:26:07,640 --> 01:26:09,164 Ready on 3. 1936 01:26:09,338 --> 01:26:10,600 1, 2, 3. 1937 01:26:11,644 --> 01:26:14,517 One more. 1, 2, 3. [camera shutter clicking] 1938 01:26:14,691 --> 01:26:15,213 - Thank you very much. 1939 01:26:17,607 --> 01:26:19,174 - The big question in the room is this, 1940 01:26:19,348 --> 01:26:22,002 insider threats, it's a reality. 1941 01:26:22,177 --> 01:26:25,658 In this scenario it was what, 6, 7% of the force. 1942 01:26:25,832 --> 01:26:28,095 That's probably representative across the country. 1943 01:26:28,270 --> 01:26:29,923 So that means you have insider threats. 1944 01:26:30,097 --> 01:26:32,491 What are we doing to, to screen those out? 1945 01:26:32,665 --> 01:26:34,754 - The military is one of the last institutions 1946 01:26:34,928 --> 01:26:38,410 in our society that has been and should be apolitical, 1947 01:26:38,584 --> 01:26:41,152 in the sense that it is supposed to be a space where 1948 01:26:41,326 --> 01:26:42,762 everybody, you know, regardless of 1949 01:26:42,936 --> 01:26:44,982 their political backgrounds in private, 1950 01:26:45,156 --> 01:26:46,592 will come together to achieve a mission 1951 01:26:46,766 --> 01:26:48,551 towards a common cause. 1952 01:26:48,725 --> 01:26:53,251 That to me, is what our society could and should be. 1953 01:26:53,425 --> 01:26:55,819 - So the only pushback on that I'd give you is, yeah, 1954 01:26:55,993 --> 01:26:58,952 you might have a few rogue military officers. 1955 01:26:59,126 --> 01:27:00,650 The vast majority of military officers 1956 01:27:00,824 --> 01:27:02,086 are exactly where we were. 1957 01:27:02,260 --> 01:27:03,653 - I think, you know, 1958 01:27:03,827 --> 01:27:05,916 the effective training of the armed forces 1959 01:27:06,090 --> 01:27:10,137 is just a really powerful preventive to the insider stuff. 1960 01:27:10,312 --> 01:27:13,010 I would worry about specialists, 1961 01:27:13,184 --> 01:27:16,231 like people who have control of sensitive information, 1962 01:27:16,405 --> 01:27:18,320 or nuclear weapons or something like this 1963 01:27:18,494 --> 01:27:20,670 who could, you know, be seditious. 1964 01:27:20,844 --> 01:27:23,934 But for the average guy, we can handle that. 1965 01:27:24,108 --> 01:27:27,329 - I would slightly disagree. I would say, it is a problem. 1966 01:27:27,503 --> 01:27:30,201 So what is going to be the process 1967 01:27:30,375 --> 01:27:33,117 for us to be able to screen, monitor, and deal with it? 1968 01:27:36,207 --> 01:27:42,082 - The veteran brand has been damaged in the United States. 1969 01:27:42,257 --> 01:27:45,390 A lot of people now when they think of veterans, 1970 01:27:45,564 --> 01:27:48,437 they think of violent insurrectionists. 1971 01:27:58,751 --> 01:28:01,363 Well, there's a growing group of veterans 1972 01:28:01,537 --> 01:28:05,192 working with nonprofits and political action committees. 1973 01:28:05,367 --> 01:28:07,238 And we are here for the people 1974 01:28:07,412 --> 01:28:11,460 who want to be prepared to defend democracy 1975 01:28:11,634 --> 01:28:14,898 from all possible threats. [jet soaring] 1976 01:28:15,072 --> 01:28:19,250 We have a choice. We can either be afraid and do nothing, 1977 01:28:19,424 --> 01:28:22,384 or we can continue our service to our country. 1978 01:28:22,558 --> 01:28:24,951 I'm struggling to contain myself right now 1979 01:28:25,125 --> 01:28:29,347 because I am frustrated with the belief that, 1980 01:28:29,521 --> 01:28:32,307 that we're addressing the problem of insider threats. 1981 01:28:32,481 --> 01:28:35,440 What folks of higher rank are insulated from is 1982 01:28:35,614 --> 01:28:38,574 when a Neo-Nazi joins the Marine Corps, 1983 01:28:38,748 --> 01:28:40,532 doesn't have to be Special Forces, 1984 01:28:40,706 --> 01:28:43,405 doesn't have to be a Ranger, but if that ideology 1985 01:28:43,579 --> 01:28:47,017 is to accelerate the destruction of the United States, 1986 01:28:48,453 --> 01:28:50,020 they're determined. 1987 01:28:50,194 --> 01:28:54,067 And if, and if one slips through, which many have, 1988 01:28:54,241 --> 01:28:58,768 there's ample opportunity for them to do serious damage. 1989 01:28:58,942 --> 01:29:03,338 And this is so pervasive through the force right now. 1990 01:29:03,512 --> 01:29:06,036 - It's true. I'm worried, 1991 01:29:06,210 --> 01:29:10,127 but I have a lot of confidence in the leadership we have. 1992 01:29:11,171 --> 01:29:13,522 - We've always been able to unite the country 1993 01:29:13,696 --> 01:29:15,393 when the threat is external. 1994 01:29:15,567 --> 01:29:17,308 The question that I have is, 1995 01:29:17,482 --> 01:29:21,268 can we have that same level of cohesive 1996 01:29:21,443 --> 01:29:25,403 American commitment to this country and our democracy 1997 01:29:25,577 --> 01:29:26,970 when the threat is internal? 1998 01:29:29,059 --> 01:29:31,931 - On January 6th, I was weeping. 1999 01:29:32,105 --> 01:29:36,501 Just watching it unfold and feeling all of the stress 2000 01:29:36,675 --> 01:29:38,938 and pressure. Yeah, I just started crying. 2001 01:29:39,112 --> 01:29:42,115 I mean, I was like crying for 2002 01:29:42,289 --> 01:29:44,030 my friends who were in the building 2003 01:29:44,204 --> 01:29:47,294 and for our country and what it meant. 2004 01:29:49,166 --> 01:29:52,125 So yeah, I wanna do everything possible 2005 01:29:52,299 --> 01:29:53,475 to make sure that doesn't happen again. 2006 01:29:57,783 --> 01:30:00,395 [somber music fades] 2007 01:30:03,485 --> 01:30:06,836 [frenetic string music begins] 2008 01:30:15,671 --> 01:30:19,196 [frenetic string music continues] 2009 01:30:27,770 --> 01:30:31,382 [frenetic string music continues] 2010 01:30:39,999 --> 01:30:43,481 [frenetic string music continues] 2011 01:30:52,490 --> 01:30:55,972 [frenetic string music continues] 2012 01:31:04,546 --> 01:31:08,027 [frenetic string music continues] 2013 01:31:16,688 --> 01:31:20,170 [frenetic string music continues] 2014 01:31:28,744 --> 01:31:32,182 [frenetic string music continues] 2015 01:31:40,712 --> 01:31:44,194 [frenetic string music continues] 2016 01:31:52,724 --> 01:31:56,206 [frenetic string music continues] 2017 01:32:04,780 --> 01:32:08,261 [frenetic string music continues] 2018 01:32:16,705 --> 01:32:20,186 [frenetic string music continues] 2019 01:32:28,804 --> 01:32:32,285 [frenetic string music continues] 2020 01:32:41,643 --> 01:32:45,124 [frenetic string music continues] 2021 01:32:53,959 --> 01:32:57,441 [frenetic string music continues] 2022 01:33:06,624 --> 01:33:10,106 [frenetic string music continues] 2023 01:33:18,854 --> 01:33:22,379 [frenetic string music continues] 2024 01:33:31,606 --> 01:33:35,087 [frenetic string music continues] 2025 01:33:43,618 --> 01:33:47,099 [frenetic string music continues] 2026 01:33:55,325 --> 01:33:58,807 [frenetic string music continues] 2027 01:34:06,379 --> 01:34:08,817 [music calms down] 2028 01:34:18,565 --> 01:34:20,611 [music fades] 2029 01:34:28,837 --> 01:34:30,665 [no audio] 2030 01:34:40,413 --> 01:34:42,285 [no audio]