A former campaign manager to Donald Trump told the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot that two camps of thought emerged following the 2020 presidential election: "Team Crazy" and "Team Normal."
Bill Stepien, who ran Trump's re-election campaign, said in a video call with the committee that he was among those who objected to the more outlandish conspiracies of election fraud. Stepien referred to himself as being a part of "Team Normal," while people like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell—allegedly referred to as "Team Crazy"—routinely pushed false claims of voter fraud.
"I didn't mind being characterized as being part of 'Team Normal,' as reporters kind of started to do around that point in time," Stepien said, according to a clip played by the committee on Monday. "I didn't think what was happening was necessarily honest or professional at that point in time," he added, before noting that those actions are what led him toward "stepping away."
Stepien also testified on video that he told Trump on election night that he had no basis for declaring victory, but that the former president insisted on doing so anyway. Though he did not name specifically who was on "Team Normal," other individuals, including senior adviser Jason Miller and former Attorney General William Barr, testified Monday that they were at odds with Trump's embracement of false claims.
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