Friends,
Last week began the public hearings on the findings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. The American people must understand how the attack unfolded, what provoked the attack, and how to prevent future attempts to subvert the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power.
The Committee's first hearing provided an initial summary of our findings about the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and prevent the transfer of power.
President Trump oversaw a sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the 2020 election and prevent the transition of presidential power.
- President Trump engaged in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information to the American public claiming the 2020 election was stolen from him.
- President Trump corruptly planned to replace the Acting Attorney General, so that the Department of Justice would support his fake election claims.
- President Trump corruptly pressured Vice President Pence to refuse to count certified electoral votes in violation of the US Constitution and the law.
- President Trump corruptly pressured state election officials, and state legislators, to change election results.
- President Trump’s legal team and other Trump associates instructed Republicans in multiple states to create false electoral slates and transmit those slates to Congress and the National Archives.
- President Trump summoned and assembled a violent mob in Washington and directed them to march on the US Capitol.
- As the violence was underway, President Trump ignored multiple pleas for assistance and failed to take immediate action to stop the violence and instruct his supporters to leave the Capitol.
These are initial findings and the Select Committee’s investigation is still ongoing. In addition, the Department of Justice is currently working with cooperating witnesses, and has disclosed to date only certain of the information it has identified from encrypted communications and other sources.
You can view a recap video of the first hearing here and below:
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As our Committee seeks to provide answers to the American people for what occurred on January 6th, it is important to remember what took place that day. During our first hearing, we shared never-before-seen footage of the attack on the Capitol. Please watch the below video showing the violence of January 6, 2021:
(WARNING: Video includes violence and strong language)
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You can find my full opening remarks from the first hearing here.
Additionally, you can find the full hearing here.
The Committee's second hearing shared more details on how members of President Trump's Justice Department and campaign knew and told President Trump that his claims of election fraud were nonsense and unsupported.
You can watch a recap video of the second hearing here and below:
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My full opening statement can be found here, and my closing remarks in which I preview the next hearing can be viewed here.
If you would like to watch the complete second hearing, you can watch it here.
The next hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol will take place on Thursday, June 16th at 1 PM ET.
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