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The President, too, was at home, but he remained focused on his goal. Between 6:54 p.m. and 11:23 p.m., he spoke with 13 people, some more than once. Of the 13, six ignored or expressly refused to comply with Select Committee requests for their testimony. Two agreed to appear but refused to answer questions about their phone calls with the President, citing executive privilege. Two more refused to answer questions, claiming attorney-client privilege.

Of the 13, five were President Trump’s attorneys or lawyers who worked with him on efforts to reverse the outcome of the election. With one exception, each of these calls took place before 8:06 p.m., when Vice President Pence reopened the joint session of Congress and resumed counting the electoral votes. The President spoke with White House Counsel Pat Cipollone for 7 minutes at 7:01 p.m. He spoke with Kurt Olsen and Mark Martin, lawyers who both advised him on the Vice President’s role in the joint session: He spoke with Martin for 9 minutes at 7:30 p.m., and Olsen twice, for 11 minutes at 7:17 p.m. and for another 10 minutes at 7:40 p.m. He spoke with Cleta Mitchell, the lawyer leading his election challenges in Georgia, for 2 minutes at 7:53 p.m. The President spoke with Herschmann for 5 minutes at 10:50 p.m.