What did Trump do on Jan. 6? (PBS)

What did Pres. Trump do for 187 minutes on Jan. 6th? (Democracy on Trial: Pt. 12)

(FRONTLINE Short Docs) April 19, 2024: What was then-Pres. Donald Trump doing for 187 minutes during the violent insurrection (riot, disturbance, rabble rousing) he instigated at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when [he could not stand to lose to Genocide Joe and when] some in the crowd were chanting “hang Mike Pence”?

Get this hideous bald bird away from me. Kill it!

The Jan. 6 Select Committee sought answers to that question. Watch Part 12 of “Democracy on Trial.” 

In “Democracy on Trial,” published as a series of short documentaries, FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the federal criminal case against Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss [which he and MAGA fans insist was stolen from him by politics-as-usual in the USA].

Life is hard even for rich narcissists

The investigation traces the road to this unprecedented moment and examines the implications of the historic criminal case unfolding in the midst of a presidential election year (2024).

Drawing on court documents and revelatory interviews with elected officials, former government lawyers, House Select Committee witnesses, and former committee staffers, authors, and journalists, “Democracy on Trial” reports that the work of the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6 that provided the groundwork for special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump and may offer insights into how the trial unfolds.

“Democracy on Trial” chronicles how the committee built its case against Trump and tried to prove his intent, how it chose to present its case to the American public, and criticisms of its work.

This documentary also examines how Trump has challenged the case. He has pleaded not guilty and made the legal argument, now being reviewed by an appellate court, that he has “absolute immunity” from prosecution for [any of] his actions [up to and including murder] while in office.

“Democracy on Trial” is a FRONTLINE production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The director is Michael Kirk. The producers are Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser, and Vanessa Fica. The writers are Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser. The reporters are Vanessa Fica and Brooke Nelson Alexander. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath. Explore additional reporting related to “Democracy on Trial" on the website: pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/do... #Documentary #DonaldTrump #January6

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• PBS FRONTLINE, April 19, 2024; Pfc. Sandoval, Seth Auberon, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly