During a discussion on ABC’s The View, co-host Alyssa Farrah Griffin, who previously worked for former President Donald Trump during the January 6 insurrection, provided insight into Trump’s mindset and the potential implications of his recent admission regarding the election. Griffin revealed that she had met with the Department of Justice and the January 6 Committee, who were interested in whether Trump knew he had lost the election—an admission he allegedly made privately.
Griffin suggested that this admission could pose a problem for Trump, as it would indicate that he knew he had lost but still intended to deceive the public and incite a mob to storm the Capitol. This revelation would highlight one of the darkest moments of his presidency—an attack on democracy that had tragic consequences.
Griffin also highlighted Trump’s tendency to portray himself as a victim of an overreaching Justice Department, which helps him raise campaign funds. She emphasized that the funds raised are not actually being used to defend his supporters, as he claims, but are instead largely directed towards his own legal bills. Griffin characterized this behavior as a “grift,” suggesting that Trump’s actions are ultimately driven by financial self-interest.
The discussion on The View shed light on the potential legal ramifications of Trump’s actions and his motivations behind certain narratives. It highlighted the importance of understanding the underlying motivations and potential financial interests that may drive political figures, as well as the potential consequences they may face for their actions.
That will allow them to prove he knew he lost and still wanted to defraud the public. He still wanted to incite a mob to go to the Capitol and storm the Capitol. … This puts front and center the worst of day of his presidency. Something that was one of the most tragic things that happened in recent memory and was an attack on our democracy.
And Trump loves nothing more than to cast himself as victim of an overreaching Justice ProDepartment because it helps his campaign fundraising. Griffin then reiterated what we have learned about where that money goes:
[H]e’s kind of workshopping these lines of like, “I was indicted for you.” He was not indicted for you. He was indicted because he refused to accept, or he’s likely going to be indicted because he refused to accept the election and 10 percent of all his campaign donations go to his legal bills. It’s all a grift. At the end of the day, this is simply a grift.
