The 2nd half of the hearing consisted of testament from 2 witnesses: documentary filmmaker Nick Quested and Capitol police officer Caroline Edwards. Quested had been embedded with the reactionary group The Proud Boys and was in attendance at a discreet meeting on Jan. 5 in between the groups leader at the time, Enrique Tarrio, and Stewart Rhodes, the leader of another reactionary group called the Oath Keepers.
Edwards testified about the violence on Jan. 6 committed by the mob of Trump fans. She likewise spoke about her injuries on that day.
” The choose committee discovered that the Save America Pac made millions of dollars in contributions to Pro-Trump companies consisting of one million dollars to Mark Meadows charitable organization” pic.twitter.com/L0aJ1HeNwu— Acyn (@Acyn) June 13, 2022.
The Jan. 6 committee has been exposing its findings.
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In addition, the committee played the deposition of Eastman who pleaded the fifth more than 100 times throughout his testimony and had asked for a governmental pardon for his actions..
Bowers affirms that on a second late December call with Trump, he informed the president that while he elected him and supported him, he would not do anything unlawful for him. Eastman called Bowers days later on anyhow and again pressured him to decertify Bidens success in Arizona. pic.twitter.com/Phj4oUHIeR— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 21, 2022.
Trump lost the election, knew he lost, yet continued to claim the election was taken and spread the Big Lie.Watch the Select Committees hearing 2 recap ⤵ pic.twitter.com/CQOXUKjLc6— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 13, 2022.
We typically ask witnesses linked to Trump whether they have been contacted by anybody attempting to impact testimony.Below are examples of responses we have actually gotten to this question. pic.twitter.com/pwxyJBf7Kl— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 28, 2022.
Your house committee examining the lethal Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol will hold its next hearing on Tuesday, July 12, at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. It has yet to announce who will affirm, but Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, had a closed-door deposition on Friday. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, informed CNN on Friday his testament didnt oppose what other witnesses had actually stated. Its unclear if his testament will be played throughout Tuesdays hearing.. Formed almost a year ago, the select committee has actually been examining the circumstances behind the Jan. 6 attack and those who influenced the more than 800 individuals whove been criminally charged over an effort to stop Congress from licensing President Joe Bidens win in the 2020 election. The committee held six sessions in June, with more prepared for July.
Committee chairman Rep. Thompson, and Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee vice chairwoman and a Republican from Wyoming, spoke throughout the two-hour hearing. They revealed how authorities from Trumps administration didnt think his claims of citizen fraud, how several Republican members of Congress sought presidential pardons for their roles in trying to reverse the election, and how, when the mob shouted “Hang Mike Pence,” the vice president, Trump stated: “He deserves it.”.
Moss explains how she found that she and her mommy were being flooded with risks on Facebook after Giuliani lied about them being included in election fraud pic.twitter.com/1GeiUNDjL9— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 21, 2022.
The 3 likewise affirmed how there would be a mass resignation by senior Justice Department staff if Trump appointed Jeffrey Clark, an official with the department who supported the former presidents false claims. Before the hearing ended, the committee aired testimony from previous White House officials who said Republican members of Congress asked for a governmental pardon for their participation in attempting to overturn the election.
Whats happening
The Jan. 6 committee has planned its next hearing for July 12.
Why it matters
Future sessions will look even more into the pressure from former President Donald Trump on authorities and lawmakers to reverse the 2020 election.
After a recess, the committee heard testimony from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, his deputy Gabe Sterling along with Georgia election workers Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mom, Ruby Freeman. Raffensperger affirmed about the call he had with Trump who was asking him to discover 11,000 more votes.
Former Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller affirmed that he in fact got in touch with an Italian government authorities to investigate the crazy conspiracy theory about satellites altering votes. pic.twitter.com/9Yia28Ivlf— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022.
Previous United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia BJay Pak, previous Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt and election lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg supplied live witness testimony debunking the claims made by Trump and his administration. The committee likewise exposed the finding of its examination into how the conspiracies about the election were used to raise hundreds of countless dollars for pro-Trump political organizations..
What took place in the sixth hearing? Cassidy Hutchinson, a former leading assistant for White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified on June 28 about the events on and leading up to Jan. 6, 2021. In the days before the riot, Hutchinson states, there were concerns about how “things may get real, genuine bad on January 6.” On the day of, she says she heard Trump was alerted that some rioters attending his speech at the Ellipse had weapons. The previous president had demanded the Secret Service remove the metal detectors, referred to as “mags,” in order to permit more people to be in the crowd. She said Trump said of those with weapons, “theyre not here to hurt me.”.
Trump stated in his speech that he was going to stroll to the Capitol with those in presence. Hutchinson affirmed that she was informed that while taking a trip back to the White House in his lorry, he demanded to be driven to the Capitol however was told by the Secret Service that it wasnt possible. Trump was furious and attempted to take the steering wheel. He then lunged at the Secret Service representative driving..
After a recess, Hutchinson went on to testify how Trump thought Pence should have a mob calling for him to be hanged. Prior to the committee adjourned for the day, Cheney shared some of the actions the committee has actually received from witnesses, showing Trump allies tried to daunt them.
Nearly the whole hearing on June 16 was about Pence. The committee detailed how the former vice president didnt have the authority to stop the counting of electoral votes.
Greg Jacob, Pences chief counsel, and former federal judge Michael Luttig testified about the powers of the vice president and their evaluation that Pence could not stop the vote count. The committee also played depositions from individuals on Trumps personnel who said the previous president and others in his administration did concur that Pence could not change the election results, even though some still applied pressure for him to do so..
What happened in the fourth hearing? The committee initially heard the statement of Rusty Bowers, speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, in the fourth hearing on June 21. He affirmed on how Trump and his lawyer at the time, Rudy Giuliani, prompted Bowers to accept put forth pro-Trump electors rather of the genuine electors the state was already going to send to DC. Bowers likewise stated two Republican members of Congress asked him to support Trumps strategy to decertify Bidens triumph, which he didnt accept..
The committee played multiple deposition videos from witnesses who stated Trump took part in pushing the plan to collect these phony electors along with Eastman, the legal representative who theorized the election could be reversed..
Moss and Freeman ended up being a target for Trumps group and his fans after video footage was utilized to falsely claim the 2 were performing unlawful activities and counting fake votes. The mother (who supplied her testament by means of video previously) and daughter discussed the numerous death dangers, messages and abuse they received as soon as they were named by Giuliani. Both had to take safety measures for their security and still attempt to keep a low profile when out in public in fear of someone acknowledging them..
Breaking: Mo Brooks requested a pardon.Matt Gaetz requested a pardon.Andy Biggs requested for a pardon.Louie Gohmert requested for a pardon.Scott Perry requested for a pardon.– Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 23, 2022.
What did the second hearing inform us?The June 13 hearing took a look at the incorrect claims made by Trump and his administration that the 2020 presidential election was apparently stolen, which has actually been called the “Big Lie.”.
Video testimony from former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann, previous White House staff secretary Derek Lyons, previous Attorney General Bill Barr and others, played during the hearing, showed those officials validating there was no basis for the claims of election scams..
What was exposed in the 5th hearing?The June 23 hearing featured witness testament from Jeffrey A. Rosen, the former acting chief law officer; Richard Donoghue, the former acting deputy chief law officer; and Steven Engel, the former assistant attorney general for the office of legal counsel. All 3 testified about the pressure they received from the White House to indulge Trumps incorrect claims that the election was stolen from him..
Amongst the requests made by Trump and his team were the visit of an unique counsel to examine the false claims, taking voting machines and investigating a conspiracy theory that an Italian satellite was used to change votes..
Bowers testifies that on a second late December call with Trump, he informed the president that while he voted for him and supported him, he would not do anything illegal for him. Raffensperger affirmed about the call he had with Trump who was asking him to discover 11,000 more votes. The 3 likewise testified how there would be a mass resignation by senior Justice Department personnel if Trump appointed Jeffrey Clark, an official with the department who supported the previous presidents false claims. After a recess, Hutchinson went on to testify how Trump thought Pence deserved a mob calling for him to be hanged. Before the committee adjourned for the day, Cheney shared some of the responses the committee has actually gotten from witnesses, showing Trump allies tried to intimidate them.