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Various members of the Trump administration and other key advisors close to the former president responded differently to his refusal to accept the outcome of the 2020 election. The vast majority either amplified or failed to challenge his false claims of fraud and none pushed to hold him accountable for brazenly lying to the public about the legitimacy of the election results.
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Reince Priebus served as chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2011–17 and also briefly served as Trump’s White House chief of staff from Jan. 20–July 31, 2017. Previously he chaired the Wisconsin Republican Party and practiced law in Wisconsin.
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Dan Scavino has worked for Trump since he was hand-picked to be his caddy at the age of 16. As a member of the administration, he served as deputy chief of staff for communications from 2019–21 and as deputy chief for social media from 2017–21.
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Leading up to the insurrection, the “war room” at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. was the so-called command center for members of Trump’s inner circle who were among the biggest provocateurs of the stolen election narrative.