Jan. 6 Panel Maps Path From ‘Wild’ Trump Tweet to Capitol Attack

Donald Trump’s mid-December tweet calling for a “wild” rally to protest the Jan. 6 electoral vote count rapidly reverberated through extremist circles, bringing calls within hours for violence from online influencers, according to testimony revealed Tuesday by the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.

“It felt as if a mob was being organized and they were gathering together their weaponry and their logic,” a person described as a former Twitter employee whose voice was obscured and name withheld said in recorded testimony the panel played Tuesday. Graphic video and messages the committee showed included one YouTube influencer calling for ...