On Thursday, the Select Committee previewed our initial findings that the American people will see this month during our hearings.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 12, 2022
Missed the hearing? 3-minute recap ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/gTRVlcYx1Y
Chairman Bennie Thompson
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January 6th and the lies that led to insurrection have put two and a half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk.
The world is watching what we do here. America has long been expected to be a shining city on a hill. A beacon of hope and freedom. A model for others—when we’re at our best. How can we play that role when our own house is in such disorder?
We must confront the truth with candor, resolve, and determination. We need to show that we are worthy of the gifts that are the birthright of every American. That begins here. And it begins now.
With a true accounting of what happened, and what led to the attack on our Constitution and our democracy. In this moment—when the dangers to our Constitution and our democracy loom large—nothing could be more important.
WATCH: Attorney General Barr declares that Donald Trump lost the Presidential election in 2020.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 10, 2022
There is no doubt that the American people voted Trump out of office and the Select Committee has found no evidence of election fraud. pic.twitter.com/qa5qNyMXqS
"The oath we swear today—that nearly every person who works for the United States Government swears—has its roots in the Civil War... That oath was put to the test on January 6th, 2021."
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 10, 2022
-Chair @BennieGThompson pic.twitter.com/8qLeYBqmU9
Vice-Chair Liz Cheney
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"In our second hearing, you will see that Donald Trump and his advisors knew that he had, in fact, lost the election. But, despite this, President Trump engaged in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information – to convince huge portions of the U.S. population that fraud had stolen the election from him. This was not true.
"In our hearings, you will hear first-hand how the senior leadership of the Department of Justice threatened to resign, how the White House Counsel threatened to resign, and how they confronted Donald Trump and Jeff Clark in the Oval Office.
“The men involved, including Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen and Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, were appointed by President Trump. These men honored their oaths of office. They did their duty, and you will hear from them in our hearings.
"By contrast, Jeff Clark has invoked his 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and refused to testify. Representative Scott Perry, who was involved in trying to get Clark appointed as Attorney General, has refused to testify here.
“As you will see, Representative Perry contacted the White House in the weeks after January 6th to seek a Presidential Pardon. Multiple other Republican congressmen also sought Presidential Pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
And you will hear that while Congress was under attack on January 6th and the hours following the violence, the Trump legal team in the Willard Hotel war room continued to work to halt the count of electoral votes.
"In our fifth hearing, you will see evidence that President Trump corruptly pressured state legislators and election officials to change election results. You will hear additional details about President Trump’s call to Georgia officials urging them to ‘find’ 11,780 voted – votes that did not exist, and his efforts to get states to rescind certified electoral slates without factual basis and contrary to law.
“You will hear new details about the Trump campaign and other Trump associates' efforts to instruct Republican officials in multiple states to create intentionally false electoral slates, and transmit those slates to Congress, to the Vice President, and the National Archives, falsely certifying that Trump won states he actually lost.
"In our final two June hearings, you will hear how President Trump summoned a violent mob and directed them, illegally, to march on the U.S. Capitol. While the violence was underway, President Trump failed to take immediate action to stop the violence and instruct his supporters to leave the Capitol.
I say this to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible. There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.
"Those who invaded our Capitol and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what President Trump had told them.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 10, 2022
President Trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack." -Vice Chair @RepLizCheney pic.twitter.com/GOeynxo1Tm
"I remember he delivered to the President in pretty blunt terms that he was going to lose." - Jason Miller, a senior Trump Campaign spokesperson pic.twitter.com/F8uxTV9cyt
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 10, 2022
Watch the full hearing.
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