Washington – The House Select Committee is considering the case on January 6. to attack on US Capitol will take place on Tuesday for his fourth public rumor this month. This session will focus on President Trump’s attempts to pressure government officials as part of of its wider campaign to remain in office for a second term after losing the 2020 election
CBS news will broadcast live coverage of The hearing begins at 1:00 pm ET.
Expected to appear before panel two GOP election officials from Georgia, secretary of State Brad RaffenspergerRepublican and Gabriel Sterlingmain operating Officer for in secretary of state office and Speaker of the House of Representatives from Arizona Rusty Bowers. also republican. Wandrea ArShay “Shay” Moss, former a voter from Fulton County, Georgia will also appear.
Trump lost both Georgia and Arizona to President Biden, but he and officials with his re-election campaign encouraged senior officials in these states cancel elections results, in participate in an alternative listing scheme for Trump supporters of voters.
Select committee aides said they show that Trump was “warned that these actions, including false claims of voter fraud, pressure on local state officials to risk violence. They risked destroying confidence in our democratic institutions.”
Trump calls on Raffensberger in Georgia in a January 2, 2021, tel. call to enough to find votes make him the winner, although Raffensperger has repeatedly dismissed the president’s efforts and refuted claims of widespread voter fraud in Georgia.
Both Raffensperger and Sterling defended integrity of elections in Georgia and faced sharp criticism for their actions, getting death threats and in happening of Raffensperger, condemnation by the state Republican Party. Despite backlash, Raffensperger defeated Trump-backed Rep. Jody Hayes and two other candidates who challenged him in Republican primaries last month for secretary of state.
Two officials in the elections also testified this month before special grand jury in Fulton County investigating Trump’s attempts to cancel results of elections.
Moss, a Fulton County poll worker, sued One America News Network and Rudy Giuliani. in December for slander, claiming that network aired stories that falsely accused her and her mother, an election colleague. of committing ballot falsification in order to change the result of in the 2020 elections, the lawsuit says. The two reached an amicable agreement with One America News in April though Giuliani remains as a defendant.
Trump himself also accused Moss and her mother of carrier out fake voting scheme and called them professional vote scammers, allegations that led to death threats and intimidation, and forced them into hiding, committee aides said.
In Arizona, Bowers who supported Trump in 2020, received call from Trump and Giuliani, former president’s lawyer in late November 2020, urging him to replace the state legislature with slate of presidential electors, rejecting Mr. Biden win in state, according to the Republic of Arizona.
Bowers also received an email from Jeannie Thomas, conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in in early November 2020, urging him to choose a “clean slate”. of Electors, according to the Washington Post. The committee asked for the floor with Thomas, and she told The Daily Caller she looked forward talk with House of Investigators.
Testimony from Trump White House officials, including former main of Mark Meadows’ staff is expected to be heard at a hearing on Tuesday.
Hearing starts on Tuesday off third week of proceedings for selection committee on January 6, which lays out for Americans how Trump launched a multilateral campaign undo the result of 2020 presidential election and stop peaceful transmission of powerclimax in cruel attack on Capitol building.
Previous hearings have focused on in the violence that took place in the capitol on January 6, when law enforcement struggled to control the mafia. of Trump supporters descend on complex to stop congressional counting of state electoral votes; Trump decision declare victory on on election night, although his closest aides knew there was no evidence that support he claims that the elections were stolen From him; and former the president’s efforts to strong VP Mike Pence reject state elections votes and unilaterally declare it winner of elections.
In his third hearing last week, assistants former Vice President says Trump’s repeated lies about elections have put the country on the brink of constitutional crisis and put Pence in harm way when the crowd of Trump supporters break into the Capitol building.
“About 40 feet. That’s all there was, 40 feet between the VP and the mob,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar, a California Democrat. last a week. “Don’t do mistake about fact that the life of a vice president was in danger.”
Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, is expected to play a leading role in fourth hearing. He told CNN on sunday what panel demonstrate how Trump stepped up the pressure campaign against state and local government officials who put their lives in danger and provide evidence of in former presidential role in scheme to persuade states to name alternate lists of Trump supporters of voters.
” system holding on because a lot of state and local electoral bodies have reaffirmed their oath to the Constitution,” Schiff told CNN.
Because it creation Near one year ago the selection committee held more over 1000 interviews, including with former White House and Trump campaign officers and members of in former presidential family – and collected more over 140,000 documents.
Meanwhile, Trump continued attack committee and falsely claim that he won elections 2020. During the show on Saturday in Memphis as part of ‘American Freedom Tour,’ Trump Claims Without Evidence Committee Faking Video of testimony and accused its members of being “liars and swindlers”.
