Trump allies ‘screamed’ at aides who resisted seizing voting machines, January 6 panel hears

Unhinged' December 2020 meeting saw outside advisers to Trump shouting insults at officials, according to testimony

In a bizarre, angry and unhinged" White House meeting on 18 December 2020, outside advisers to Donald Trump screamed insults at presidential aides who were resisting their plan to seize voting machines and name a special counsel in pursuit of Trump's attempt to overturn the election.

The meeting - which the House January 6 committee in its public hearing on Tuesday described as a heated and profane clash" - was held between those who believed the president should admit he lost the election to Joe Biden, and a group of outsiders referred to by some Trump advisers as Team Crazy".