WATCH: Trump tweet attacking Pence was like ‘pouring gasoline on the fire,’ White House aide says

During a Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 16, the committee played edited testimony from witnesses present in the White House as the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was underway. The committee laid out how former Vice President Mike Pence came within 40 feet of rioters in the Capitol building while he was being evacuated. Just moments before, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet criticizing Pence for not taking action to overturn the election results. According to testimony played during the hearing, former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews testified that she and others believed “that was the last thing that needed to be tweeted.” “The situation was already bad. So it felt like he was pouring gasoline on the fire,” she said in the committee’s presentation. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said Trump’s tweet inflamed the crowd. “Our investigation found immediately after the 2:24 p.m. tweet, the crowds outside of the Capitol and inside the Capitol surged. The crowds insid