Donald Trump’s speech — the Ellipse
Donald Trump addressed the January 6, 2021 rally at the Ellipse, south of the White House. This speech location is separate from the U.S. Capitol, where Congress was counting electoral votes.
The committee’s chronology records the speech ending at about 1:10 p.m. The initial outer-perimeter breach at the Capitol occurred at about 12:53 p.m., while the speech was still underway.
The location marks the rally area, not a surveyed position of the stage. The stored speech transcript and congressional chronology provide additional detail.
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Sources and Records
- January 6 Select Committee final report — chapter 8, attack chronology
- NPR — January 6 visual archive and footage
- January 6 Select Committee Final Report — Printed pp. 531–532; congressional findings, not a criminal judgment
- January 6 Select Committee Final Report — Chapter 5, January 6: Trump, Eastman and Giuliani at the Ellipse; Chapter 7 note citing Alex Holder footage of Donald Trump Jr.’s speech
- House January 6 final report, chapter 7 — Chapter 7
- House January 6 final report, chapter 8 — Chapter 8
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