Everyone was afraid on Jan. 6 — including Trump's biggest allies

Multiple Fox News hosts pretend that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was no big deal — or even a false-flag operation from the left. [View in browser]( [Image]( December 15, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [No amount of lying can take away the fear captured in Mark Meadows' phone on Jan. 6](//link.msnbc.com/click/26048507.7548/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtcmVmdXNlZC1oZWxwLXRydW1wLXN0ZWFsLTIwMjAtZWxlY3Rpb24tZG9uLXQtZXhwZWN0LW4xMjg1NzUwP2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjExMjE1JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B56cf9a03 by Hayes Brown//link.msnbc.com/click/26048507.7548/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL2F1dGhvci9rYXRpZS1waGFuZy1uY3BuMTI2MDI5OD9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIxMTIxNSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B59a2c3cb Multiple Fox News hosts pretend that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was no big deal — or even a false-flag operation from the left. But text messages they sent former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows indicate that they were afraid of what was happening and wanted President Donald Trump to call the riot off. Those text messages sent to Meadows prove that the Jan. 6 investigation isn't over, [Hayes Brown writes](. "There remain new details with the capacity to shock," Brown writes. "They remind us that there are still things to be uncovered about what was happening in the Oval Office those hours people in Trump's orbit were begging him to intervene." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis]( your Wednesday [MSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of a demolished building in Kentucky]( [Jarvis DeBerry]( [America's bosses don't care if you die. Kentucky's tornado death toll proves it.]( People shouldn't be forced to choose between a paycheck and death from a deadly storm.Read More]( [A photo of Joe Manchin]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( [Dirty coal, dirty money: Manchin conflict of interest proves corruption is perfectly legal]( Joe Manchin sure makes our democracy look like a joke. Read More]( [A photo of Trump and Meadows]( [Steve Benen]( [Liz Cheney raised the prospect of a possible Trump election crime]( Cheney's comments suggest the bipartisan select committee has possible criminal misconduct on its members' minds. [Read More]( [A photo of Kamala Harris]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Dear white journalists: Stop using racist tropes in your Kamala Harris critiques]( It's OK to criticize Kamala Harris. But using racist troops to do so is not.[Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Sean Hannity]( [All In]( [Fox News hosts, Trump Jr.'s texts reveal everyone was horrified by the riot — except Trump]( [A photo of Trump tower]( [The Beat With Ari]( [New witness testifies in Trump fraud probe]( [A photo of Raphael Warnock]( [Deadline White House]( [Warnock calls out hypocrisy of using simple majority for debt ceiling — but not voting rights]( [A photo of Adam Schiff]( [The ReidOut]( [Schiff: GOP seems to be putting in place an apparatus for overturning the 2024 election]( LISTEN NOW [Alternate text] Ayman Mohyeldin [explores the story]( of Rosanne Boyland, a woman from his hometown who became a foot soldier in one of the most dangerous movements in America and died at the Capitol on Jan. 6. [In the newest episode](, Rosanne's sister recalls the single night when Rosanne changed from a conspiracy theory hobbyist to a hardcore QAnon believer. Ayman follows the trail of videos that led Rosanne down a deeper rabbit hole and learns why so many others bought into the same myth. [Listen now.]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Sunday, NBC News' Sheinelle Jones explores the topic of infertility in a new special, "Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret." The hour follows five women as they reflect on the psychological and physical pain of infertility with the goal of encouraging community and hope. Watch "Stories We Tell: The Fertility Secret," Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. Congratulations to "Into America" podcast host Trymaine Lee for being named Adweek's podcast host of the year! Catch "Into America's" [newest episode]( for a conversation with two of today's most prominent civil rights leaders, Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump. Lee, Sharpton and Crump explore whether Black people in this country can ever experience true justice. [Listen now.]( Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)