BOOK: Trump Boasted About Crowd Size During Riot

ABC News reports:

While the Capitol was under attack on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump remained out of sight from the public and watched TV in the White House private dining room, ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl revealed on ABC’s “This Week.”

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., called Trump to ask him to tell the rioters to leave the Capitol, Karl reports in his new book, “Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show.”

McCarthy allegedly told Trump, “I just got evacuated from the Capitol! There were shots fired right off the House floor. You need to make this stop.” The former president liked what he saw, boasted about the size of the crowd and argued with aides who wanted him to tell his supporters to stop rioting, according to Karl’s sources.

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While the Capitol was under attack on Jan. 6, former Pres. Donald Trump remained out of sight from the public and watched TV in the White House private dining room, ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent @jonkarl revealed on @ThisWeekABC. https://t.co/daaIk162zH

— ABC News (@ABC) October 10, 2021

Trump Had to Record Video to Rioting Supporters Multiple Times After Failing to Tell Them to Leave the Capitol: Jon Karl https://t.co/Y4qWDpg5mK

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 12, 2021