House Jan. 6 Committee Zeroes In On Trump's False Election Claims In Public Hearing
A congressional hearing was held on January 6th. Making unsubstantiated allegations. stolen elections.
The commission quoted Vice President Mike Pence and the White House as saying Trump had no evidence of voter fraud.
Former Attorney General William Barr said in a video testimony that he knew previous statements about Trump's election victory were "wrong" and "stupid."
"In fact, when we receive specific and credible allegations of fraud, the department attempts to investigate them to ensure they are unfounded," Barr said in a statement Monday.
In his opening remarks, US Congressman Benny Thompson said: "Donald Trump told us how he lost the election.
Former US Attorney General William Barr continues to receive the findings of the House of Commons inquiry into the US Capitol attack Monday June 13, 2022 Monday June 13, 2022. At trial. Susan Walsh/APAt the end of the trial, on January 6, Thompson released a video in support of Trump, which repeated rumors that the former president had been swapped out.
In addition to photos taken by several Trump officials on Jan. 6, several witnesses appeared in court Monday. The first witness to testify was former Fox News political director Chris Stuart, who defended former President Joe Biden's decision table on Fox News Arizona election night.
When asked if Trump had any reason to declare victory on November 4, 2020, Thompson said no. Several senior Trump advisers said he was angry when the former president was called.
A witness who was with Sterevilt and William Stepew, who is testifying at Trump's campaign headquarters, did not appear because his wife gave birth. The commission shows video of Stephen's earlier interview with the committee, in which he says he is a member of a "normal" group and quotes Rudy Juliani, who has been accused of switching elections.
"I didn't think it was fair or professional at the time," he said of Trump's ally, who falsely accused him of rigging the election. “We just noticed that at the time.
Commission Vice President Liz Cheney said in her opening remarks that Trump had decided not to listen to the advice of some of his closest advisers, but to Julian. On election night, the commission showed a video of former adviser Jason Miller Trump saying, "Julian must be drunk."
Juliani's lawyers released him Monday night and denied that Julian was drunk. A statement from Julian Costelli Juliani's attorney said:
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren said Trump continued to raise money for fake campaigns after December 14, the day campaigns typically end. Lofgren then released a video to rally "millions" of the American public who Trump used his credentials to spread their false claims.
Organizers sent several letters to raise money for the Trump campaign from Nov. 3 to Jan. 6, according to chief investigator Amanda Wick, and estimated that the "left wing" was hampered a bit in the election. Donors are encouraged to "fight" by supporting the Electoral Protection Fund.
Other witnesses at the table included former Georgia District Attorney BJP Park, former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt and Conservative Electoral Attorney Benjamin Ginsburg.
NOTICE. Park, who resigned on January 4, 2021, said he was asked to investigate numerous allegations of improper fraud. One of the prosecutors, former Trump attorney Rudy Juliani, said in a statement that ballot boxes had been added to the census. "That's a lie," he said.
"We knew that the briefcase that was probably dragged under the table was the official key to saving the votes," Pak said.
After the election, Schmidt made his Twitter account a target for Trump, accusing him of being a "corrupt and disloyal medium." He dismissed Julian's claim that there were voter deaths in Pennsylvania. "In addition to proving that 8,000 voters were killed in Pennsylvania, there were eight," Schmidt said.
The committee held two meetings on Wednesday and Thursday.
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