In fact, other committee members say they think more sessions will be required. Hutchinson disagreed with Passantino's advice and switched lawyers before she testified. [136] Stepien is a longtime Republican operative who joined Trump's 2016 campaign, later becoming the White House political director, before becoming Trump's campaign manager two months before the 2020 election. The congressman, who had championed efforts in the House to overturn the election in Trump's favor, contacted former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows with pardon requests for himself, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert and "every Congressman and Senator" who recently voted to reject official electoral college submissions for Arizona and Pennsylvania. It represents Trump's last stand, most desperate chance to halt the transfer of power." What you witnessed is what a coordinated and planned effort would look like. Because you know what they did and you're not reporting it. Many in Trump's inner circle informed the president he had lost and there was no evidence of widespread fraud. The investigation ran from 2021 to January 2023. (Video: Blair Guild/The Washington Post) Article The House. And that's a big risk. You can watch it here. At one point, Trump told them that voting machines had been hacked and the election stolen. Committee member Zoe Lofgren and the Select Committee's senior investigative counsel Amanda Wick described how Trump used false claims of election fraud by a "left-wing mob" to solicit donations for an "Official Election Defense Fund" beginning days after the election. Hutchinson recalled legal advice given by Eric Herschmann, who said it would be "foolish" to include some of the phrases, such as "We're going to March to the Capitol" and "Fight for Trump Fight for the movement." The seventh session on 12 July focused on the chaotic and often heated days before 6 January 2021 as well as Mr Trumps influence over far-right groups and ties between those entities and some in his inner circle. [103], It was always known that Pence gave the order. You're gonna lose your entire department leadership. Noting that the Secret Service deleted records it had been told to preserve, she said, There is a concern about some aspects of the services behavior, and we need to uncover it. The committee is also looking into the possibility for coercive action by lawyers whom Trump and his allies paid to represent certain witnesses, she said, adding: We are learning some more things about that that we will, at the proper time, reveal.. [315] Video testimony was also shown of former Twitter employee Anika Navaroli, who was revealed to have previously testified anonymously. [289] Important information about Roger Stone's direct links to Proud Boys, which included encrypted chats with the Proud Boys Florida leader and video evidence showing him appear with members and reciting the Proud Boys' "Fraternity Creed", would be revealed as well. Many of his closest aides have already testified, including Greg Jacob, his top lawyer at the White House who was with him during the insurrection as they hid from rioters who were threatening the vice presidents life. "[302] It also featured video testimony from Sgt. [239] Trump knew the crowd was armed yet wanted security checks loosened; he specifically wanted the magnetometers removed. [286] A former Twitter employee who testified on anonymity also testified that Twitter, which Trump used to help organize the rally, relished in the knowledge that they were also the favorite and most used service of the former president and enjoyed having that sort of power within the social media ecosystem and that he was concerned about Trump's December 19, 2020, tweet which encouraged people to come to the "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. She texted with Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election. It was the culmination of a months' long effort spearheaded by President Trump.[44]. 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Cheney said Trump's efforts were part of a "sophisticated seven-part plan", which the committee hearings would establish. The Post referenced several factors for the popularity of the hearings, stating that "Each hearing has produced at least one legitimate nugget of actual news, and sometimes more than one." Tuesday's hearing, the seventh and penultimate hearing this summer, began with a tweet Trump sent at 1:42 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2020, which said, "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. "[206] Trump then yelled: "Get Ken Cuccinelli on the phone" and proceeded to insist that it was his job, as the Homeland Security deputy secretary, to seize voting machines. Day 4 of the Jan. 6 hearing will. Here's what to expect from the possible final hearing and a look back at previous hearings: While lawmakers have not revealed any specifics ahead of Thursday hearing, one member of the Jan. 6 panel said that the proceedings will reveal some "pretty surprising" new material. It was far too early to be making any proclamation like that. [288] One notable example came from Kelly Meggs, the head of the Florida Oath Keepers, who posted a message on Facebook pledging that his group would "work together" with the Three-Percenters and Proud Boys, two other right-wing extremist groups, just hours after the tweet was posted. Not only would it be a politically risky move, but it is unclear what eventual recourse the panel would have against its own colleagues. She described in detail her experiences and injuries as police fell back. ET on C-SPAN 3 and C-SPAN Radio. Gabriel Sterling, Raffensperger's deputy, also testified.[14]. They cited the importance of the brisk pace of the hearings which "move[d] expeditiously from brief opening statements to video or live testimony" and without extemporaneous speeches or tedious delays. There remains a clear and present danger to our electoral system and to democratic institutions,"Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin told CNN. [208], Clark was shown to have provided a "proof of concept" letter, that was composed by John Eastman and Justice Department lawyer Ken Klukowsi, intending that the letter be delivered to Georgia officials. The final report is also expected to include recommendations for a bundle of legislative changes designed to ward off future attacks on the institution. [133][134], Al Schmidt, the Republican former city commissioner of Philadelphia, testified. Closing the hearing, Cheney presented evidence of witness tampering. [293], Jason Van Tatenhove, who was first hired by the Oath Keepers in 2014, gave live testimony about the group's radicalization and how Stewart Rhodes, the group's founder, used conspiracy theories to increase membership and funding, stating that Oath Keepers drifted "further and further right into the alt-right world, into White nationalists and even straight-up racists and it came to a point where I could no longer continue to work for them". Mike Pence said no, Thompson said. [320][321][322][323] Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, a Trump appointee, alerted Congress on July 13, 2022, that Secret Service communication records had been deleted, following a months-long delay in reporting the matter. [1][2][3], In 2022, the Committee held ten live televised public hearings[4] that presented evidence of Trump's seven-part plan to overturn the 2020 elections; this included live interviews under oath (of many Republicans and some Trump loyalists),[5][6] as well as recorded sworn deposition testimony and video footage from other sources. The panel presented evidence that outlined former President Donald. Because the Jan. 6 panel is a temporary, or select, committee, it expires at the end of the current Congress. It's Ok. He was involved in the Stop the Steal effort, including spreading false information about voting machines despite a staff memo finding the allegations were false. [135], Bill Stepien was subpoenaed to testify, but his wife went into labor and he canceled his appearance;[133] his attorney was then to have read a statement on his behalf, but did not. After Stirewalt defended that journalistic choice, Fox News fired him in January 2021. The House select committee investigating the failed insurrection at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 initially only planned to hold six public hearings, according to a draft schedule. [251], In closing remarks, Cheney expressed concern that some witnesses may have been given messages intended to influence their testimony. You know, they were bleeding. [212], White House call logs from the afternoon of January 3 showed that officials within the Oval Office were already referring to Clark as the "Acting Attorney General" although not having been officially appointed to the position. Rusty Bowers, speaker of the Arizona state House of Representatives, said he was asked multiple times by Trump and his allies to engage in efforts to overturn the election results in his state but resisted. [281] More video testimony was also featured from Trump's former Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, who was revealed to have written a memo which requested a Cabinet meeting following the January 6, 2021, attack. [367][368] Previously disclosed text messages between Hannity and White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany were presented during the hearing, which revealed a coordinated internal strategy and agreed-upon public messaging campaign with the Fox News host. "[191], Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea "Shaye" Moss testified about their experiences. The only hearing the committee has held in prime time so far was on June 9, when it kicked off the public phase of its investigation into the insurrection. Give me a breakI think you're going to find that they are shredding ballots because they have to get rid of the ballots because the ballots are unsigned, the ballots are are corrupt and they're brand new and they don't have seals and there's a whole thing with the ballots, but the ballots are corrupt and you're going to find that they are which is totally illegal. They did not directly mention his public testimony at the committee's fourth hearing. [303], Sarah Matthews, deputy press secretary in the Trump White House, and Matthew Pottinger,[304] who served on the National Security Council, testified in person. Quested testified that he joined the Proud Boys at the National Mall at 10:30a.m., saying "I don't know if violence was a plan, but I do know that they weren't there to attend the rally because they had already left the rally by the time the president had started his speech." Part of a months ' long effort spearheaded by President Trump. [ ]. 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