The committee held its first public hearingJune 9, and the prime-time broadcast gave the panel of seven Democrats and two Republicans its first opportunity to present evidence of its wide-ranging probe into the insurrection the worst attack on the Capitol since the Civil War directly to the American people. Panel members made reference to a federal district court opinion in which the Judge David O. Carter said Trump had "likely" violated two federal statutes and staged a "coup in search of a legal theory". [3] In June 2022, the committee held highly publicized hearings intended for live broadcast. During the first hearing on June 9, 2022, committee chair Bennie Thompson and vice-chair Liz Cheney said that President Donald Trump tried to stay in power even though he lost the 2020 presidential election. The calculation is different for the former president. After delaying the hearing as Hurricane Ian approached Florida, the committee said on its Twitter account last month that it would announce a new date soon., Unless something else develops, this hearing at this point is the final hearing, committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) Rep. Schiff outlined the details of Trump's interference at the state level, Trump's fake electors plan, and the targeting of election workers. And this committee has supplied that information to the Department of Justice. So so what are we going to do here? "[11][12], The third hearing on June 16, 2022, examined how Trump and others pressured Vice President Mike Pence to selectively discount electoral votes and overturn the election by unconstitutional means, using John Eastman's fringe legal theories as justification. Until those official archives are public, the links below provide access to the official documents of the committees no longer standing and access to known archival copies of the sites . Herschmann also warned against making negative references to Mike Pence. I don't speak those words lightly. Former Elections Worker And Jan. 6 Witness Received Death Threats After Trump Campaign Conspiracy", "Panel Ties Trump to Fake Elector Plan, Mapping His Attack on Democracy", "Fox News Anchor Calls Out 'Stunning' Lack Of Evidence For Trump Election Fraud Claim", "Brian Kilmeade Becomes Latest Fox Host To Rip Trump Over Baseless Election Claims", "Lawmakers on Jan. 6 committee ramp up their security as threats increase", "Arizona GOP Censures Jan. 6 Committee Witness Rusty Bowers", "Arizona Republicans censure Cindy McCain, GOP governor", "Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. 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." "[204][205], On December 31, Trump rushed back to Washington, D.C. from his Florida Mar-a-Lago estate in order to hold an emergency meeting at the White House, in which Justice Department officials were called upon to attend. Their lawyer alerted us. "[201] The conspiracy theory was also pushed by former CIA employee Bradley Johnson,[200] who was among those who gave video testimony. [131][132], Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News politics editor, testified. Updated: Feb 27, 2023 / 10:28 PM EST. [245][246], CNN reported three days after Hutchinson's testimony that it had spoken with two Secret Service agents who had heard accounts of the incident from multiple other agents since February 2021, including Trump's driver. Day 4 of the Jan. 6 hearing will. [190] Bowers testified Giuliani told him, "We've got lots of theories. We just don't have the evidence. Despite his inner circle testifying that they pushed back against his false claims of a stolen election, Trump continued to promote the so-called big lie, which the panel has sought to connect to the mob of his supporters that stormed the U.S. Capitol in order to overturn the results of the election. [170] He also said that John Eastman had told him privately that he didn't expect a single Supreme Court Justice would support the validity of the fake electors scheme. According to Time, "[it] garnered a reaction that no other had received to date. [353], The committee also recommended that the House Ethics Committee follow up on Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA), Rep. Jim Jordan (OH), Scott Perry (PA), and Andy Biggs (AZ) refusing to answer subpoenas. conservative California lawyer John Eastman, Senators propose changes to electors law after Capitol riot, Three former top Justice Department officials, gotten into a dispute with a Secret Service officer, reverberated with his supporters and extremist groups, Full coverage of Jan. 6 committee hearings, solves problems, answers questions and helps with decision making, Biden rallies House Democrats to tout their legislative success to voters, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass endorses Rep. Barbara Lee in Senate race, Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy, denied parole by California board, Atty. "[366] During the weeks following the 2020 election, Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity promoted Trump's election fraud narrative. [284], In new disclosed videotaped testimony, Pat Cipollone described, among other things, an "unhinged" White House meeting which took place on December 18, 2020, between himself, Trump, Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn and Patrick M. Byrne, who he named as members of an outside group pushing election conspiracy theories, and that they exhibited a "general disregard for backing what you actually say with facts. [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. White House counsel Pat Cipollone told the committee that the lawyers kept asking Mr Giuliani and Ms Powell for evidence but never received any credible answers. The House committee investigating Jan. 6 has so far convened only one open hearing about the Capitol insurrectionwhen it gathered in July 2021 to hear testimony from Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers who were harmed while defending Congress from rioters. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. The eighth hearing revealed how the insurrection unfolded from the perspective of the White House. During the Raffensperger testimony, the committee played audio excerpts of the phone call he had with Trump on January 2, 2021, and another call with Frances Watson, the chief investigative officer for Raffensperger's office. Learn More. [217][214] White House aides mentioned that Andy Biggs of Arizona, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania had all requested preemptive pardons. [237][238], Some people brought weapons, including AR-15s, to Trump's speech, according to police radio transmissions. Former Trump attorney general Bill Barr remarked, "the department is clearly looking into all this, and this hearing definitely gave investigators a lot to chew on. During an MSNBC interview she stated: "some people accused them of at times being enablers and 'yes men' of the president particularly Tony Ornato and very much people who wanted to see him pleased." On Jan. 6, our democracy came dangerously close to catastrophe.. At the close of the hearing, Luttig said: Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to American democracy. Rep Kinzinger detailed regarding the DOJ pressure campaign by Trump and his allies, including to the January 3rd attempt of appointing Jeffrey Clark as acting Attorney General of the DOJ. Several weeks later, a lawyer for conservative activist Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said her client had agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel. [256][257], Hutchinsons testimony was subject to significant national attention. The Department of Justice spoke to a confidential witness who traveled to Washington with the Proud Boys and swore under oath that they would have killed Pence and Speaker Nancy Pelosi if given the chance. [218][212] Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Meadows, previously told the committee that Rep. Jim Jordan also talked generally about pardons for members of Congress. It was only carried by C-SPAN and not widely covered on broadcast television. Testifying in person, he talked about how he had believed Mr Trumps lies as they were amplified on social media and said he had come to Washington at the behest of the president. The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has held nine public hearings that included shocking new details about the Capitol riot, the events that led to that day, and President Donald Trump's push to overturn the election. ET and focus on Trump's efforts to pressure top officials at the Justice . A former Twitter employee whose identity was kept anonymous by the House committee testified feeling growing dread that Trump was using the social media platform to galvanize dangerous extremists. U.S. Senate: Hearings & Meetings Hearings & Meetings Displayed below are brief descriptions of each committee meeting and hearing scheduled to take place today, and on days thereafter. [335] Under the subpoena, the committee demanded that Trump hand over documents related to communications with Roger Stone, John Eastman, and others by November 4, and requested testimony by November 14. Former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia B.J. Witnesses described their experiences on that day and efforts to protect the Capitol and elected officials. Both had resigned shortly after the attack on the Capitol. "[192][193] Ms. Moss said that the false accusations made against her had impacted her well-being "in a major way in every way all because of lies. The panel is expected to focus, in part, on Trump's continued efforts to cast the results of the 2020 as fraudulent and back election deniers in November's midterm elections. In response to this proposed letter, a "contentious" meeting was held between Clark, Attorney General Rosen, and Deputy Attorney General Donoghue, in which Donoghue told Clark: "What you are doing is nothing less than the United States Justice Department meddling in the outcome of a presidential election. [360] During Carlson's show, he repeated false claims[361][362] about FBI involvement,[363] stating that federal agents had instigated the violence during the January 6 riots. The first of six hearings was held on Thursday, June 9. [99] Documentary filmmaker Nick Quested provided testimony during the live hearing; he was embedded with the Proud Boys on January 6. Another witness yet to be heard from is Trump advisor and former White House aide Stephen K. Bannon, who was convicted in July on charges of contempt of Congress for defying the panels subpoena last year. He said that participating in Trump's lie would have been "foreign to my very being." [175], According to a timeline presented by the committee, by 2:10pm the Capitol had been breached and the mob began swarming in. )[39][40] The committee released its final report on December 22, which became a bestseller. "[194], Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum acknowledged on June 21 after the fourth hearing: "The lack of [election fraud] evidence is the huge stunning clear moment here, where these [Republican] people are saying, 'Look, I supported you, please give me something to work with,' and it simply doesn't materialize. The solicitation raised some $250 million in total, nearly $100 million in the first week. By Charlotte Klein June 2, 2022 Over the past year, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol. That's a you know, that's a criminal that's a criminal offense. The third hearing zeroed in on the Trump-led pressure campaign targeting Pence, featuring Pence's former chief counsel Greg Jacob and retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig as witnesses. [236], Trump had insisted on specific language for his speech at the January 6 rally. Most of those appearing have been subpoenaed. The next hearing of the January 6 committee is set to begin at 1pm EST on Thursday, 13 October. French wrote that "Hutchinson's sworn testimony closes a gap in the criminal case Trump is closer to a credible prosecution than ever before. [32] Immediately after the hearing, the committee released a 154-page executive summary of its findings.[33][34][35]. What you witnessed is what a coordinated and planned effort would look like. [196], By the fourth hearing, committee members saw an increase in threats against them and were likely to be assigned security details. Chairman Bennie. 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[305] Evidence and details were presented of Trump's refusal to call off the attack, in spite of numerous pleas from officials, for hours. The conspiracy theory was relayed by Congressman Scott Perry to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who then asked Rosen and Donoghue to investigate on behalf of the Department of Justice. But it may have laid the groundwork for criminal prosecution", "Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena to Trump, Setting Up Legal Battle Over Testimony", "Trump sues Jan. 6 panel in bid to block subpoena", "Jan. 6 committee launches ethics complaint against McCarthy, other GOP lawmakers", "Jan. 6 Committee Refers Former President Trump for Criminal Prosecution", "Read an executive summary of the Jan. 6 committee's final report", "Read the Jan. 6 Committee Report Executive Summary", "Read: Summary of House January 6 committee's investigation", "Jan. 6 committee set to make its case public with prime-time hearings", "What's the TV schedule for the final Jan. 6 committee hearing? That's that's a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer. Trump then asked "why don't you guys seize these machines?" [16], The exclusive witness of the sixth hearing on June 28, 2022, wasCassidy Hutchinson, top aide to former White House Chief of StaffMark Meadows. [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". 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. There remains a clear and present danger to our electoral system and to democratic institutions,"Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin told CNN. [197], A month later, on July 20, the Arizona Republican Party censured Rusty Bowers for reasons "including co-sponsoring Democrat-led bills" and "refusing to work with" Arizona Republicans. [266][267] Politico reported two days after Hutchinson's testimony that members of the committee were skeptical of Ornato's credibility due to assertions made in his January and March depositions. If the country does not commit to investigating and pursuing accountability for those responsible, the Court fears January 6 will Meadows, however, reminded Cipollone of Trump's current feelings that Pence "deserves it" and that Trump "doesn't think they're doing anything wrong. 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. [203] Donoghue testified that during a phone call with then president Trump on December 27, he was told to "Just say it was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen. It's it's more illegal for you than it is for them. [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. "[355], The first public hearing of 2022 was carried live by all the major networks except Fox News. But its not in stone because things happen.. It has also been gathering evidence about the actions of Trumps closest allies in Congress, and about the ties between extremist groups and Trump insiders such as Roger Stone. Four big lies Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection plans to hold eight public hearings in June, the panel's chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Thursday The. He was an opinion writer and editor for The Times from mid-2005 until August 2021, and reported on technology news from 2000 to mid-2005. It's Ok. Wednesday's hearing was delayed. Rep. Murphy discussed how Trump summoned the crowd to Washington D.C on January 6 and how his tweets "galvanized" violent extremists. Thursday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. EDT - After a summerlong series of hearings over the U.S. Capitol insurrection - and with three months left in the year - the House Jan. 6 committee plans to resume. On the day before the Capitol attack, Luttig hadat the request of Pence's aidespublicly opined that the vice president had no constitutional authority to intervene in the election certification, which Pence cited in his January 6 letter stating he would not intervene. Kinzinger's wife received a handwritten letter that threatened to execute her, her husband and their five-month-old baby. The fifth hearing focused on former Justice Department officials who faced down a relentless pressure campaign from Trump over the election results while suppressing a bizarre challenge from within their own ranks. William Barr testified that Trump had "become detached from reality" because he continued to promote conspiracy theories and pushed the stolen election myth without "interest in what the actual facts were. Each committee member then made a live "opening statement": The committee also referred John Eastman. [169] Had Pence "obeyed the orders from his president," it "would have been tantamount to a revolution within a constitutional crisis," he said. According to the New York Times, the committee delivered two significant public messages: Rep. Liz Cheney made the case that Trump could never "be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again", while Rep. Bennie Thompson called for legal "accountability" and "stiff consequences" to "overcome the ongoing threat to our democracy. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresseIP, Navigation et recherche lors de lutilisation des sites Web et applications Yahoo. 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.. Fox News has offered live coverage of sessions held early in the day. And that's a big risk. [188] Bowers said that Trump had personally pressured him to overturn the state's election results, as had Rudy Giuliani, Ginni Thomas,[189] and John Eastman. The final report is also expected to include recommendations for a bundle of legislative changes designed to ward off future attacks on the institution. That report is expected by the end of the year. "[231], She testified that Trump wanted to appear in-person at the Capitol following his speech to supporters. We dont anticipate that it will be the last hearing.. [302] While he regarded Trump's actions to be "harmful," Scalia told the committee that he opted not to resign because he "thought that trying to work within the administration to steady the ship was likely to have greater value than resigning. The following Committees from the 117th Congress are no longer standing. [25][26] Stone was also shown endorsing "the right to violence. Where can you watch the proceedings? The hearing is expected to chart the rise of the. [4][358] Nielsen Media Research estimates that at least 20million households watched the first hearing on traditional television, comparable to the average rating for NBC Sunday Night Football, which ranks as television's number one program. [180][181], The fourth televised hearing examined a scheme to refuse and return certified Biden elector slates back to seven key states, which had Republican-controlled legislatures. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The numbers don't lie. [244][231] She testified that Engel was sitting in a chair, looking "somewhat discombobulated and a little lost" while Ornato related the account of these events, and that Engel never contradicted the story. She said White House attorney Eric Herschmann "chimed in" with his input. Thompson recently said the committee had obtained thousands of documents from the Secret Service. [290][291] Documented draft speeches were also revealed showing that Trump had in fact edited his January 6, 2021, Ellipse speech as well, to include negative words towards Vice President Mike Pence. Trump is heard to tell Raffensperger he had won Georgia by at least 400,000 votes, though he actually lost by 11,779 votes. "[281] Jason Van Tatenhove, who served as media director of Oath Keepers, testified as well. Hutchinson disagreed with Passantino's advice and switched lawyers before she testified. Still, the committee could invite Pence for closed-door testimony or ask him to answer written questions. The hearing, which was set for. "[209] When Rosen refused to send the letter, Clark then sought to take over the Department of Justice so that he could send the letter himself. June 9: Illustrating just how violent the Jan. 6 attack was, Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards testified that she was slipping in peoples blood as she fought to defend the lawmakers inside. [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. O n Thursday the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol will open the first of six hearings, marking the turning point when "one of the single most important. The panel has investigated McCarthys conversations with Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House beforehand as Trump and some of his allies worked to overturn his election defeat. [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. Trump pleaded with Raffensperger to find "the real truth" and suggested Raffensperger could be criminally liable if he did not accede to the president's wishes: Why wouldn't you want to find the right answer, Brad, instead of keep saying that the numbers are right? [10] The committee shared footage of the attack, discussed the involvement of the Proud Boys, and included testimony from a documentary filmmaker and a member of the Capitol Police. In its third public hearing, the House Select Committee focused on efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election. We have, of course, been working throughout the summer, and we have some additional information that we will relay that we think will better inform the public as to the events leading up to and during the January 6 riot, fellow committee member and California Democrat Zoe Lofgren told NPR. A bipartisan group of senators has reached agreement on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act in an attempt to prevent another Jan. 6 attack from occurring. The crucial oversight mission of the DHS OIG has been compromised. As a result, CNN later questioned whether Pence was "acting as commander in chief. Earlier, members of the panel were predicting two or three more hearings, given the amount of ground still to cover. The ninth hearing focused on new information culled from Secret Service emails about how Trump-aligned rioters planned to kill people and previously unseen documentary footage shot inside the Capitol while MAGA loyalists swarmed the building. The sixth hearing featured explosive, bombshell testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a top staffer to Meadows who had close access to Trump in the days leading up to January 6. Times staff writer Sarah D. Wire contributed to this report. Thursday's hearing unpacked the Eastman plan to have the states send alternative slates of electors from states Trump was disputing, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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