Trump, modern Nero, watched the Capitol sacked from a White House dining room | Lloyd Green

Trump never reached out to the FBI or the national guard to protect Congress. He rebuffed entreaties from his aides - including his own daughter - to end the crisis. That's because he liked what he saw

Thursday night's congressional hearing on the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol lived up to its billing as a season finale. A modern-day Nero, Trump watched reports of the invasion of the Capitol on Fox News from the comfort of his private White House dining room. The commander-in-chief ignored repeated calls to end the mayhem.

The mob was his people." Trump never reached out to the military, the FBI, the defense department or the national guard to intervene. He rebuffed entreaties from Ivanka Trump, Mark Meadows and Pat Cipollone to end the downwardly spiraling situation.

Lloyd Green is a regular contributor and served in the Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992