elections not to certify the results. that's essentially what donald trump was trying to do with the election nor president of the united states. it was a brazen attempt to use the justice department to advance the president's personal political agenda. today my colleague from illinois, mr. kinzinger and other witnesses will walk through the select committee's findings on these matters. but first, i recognize our distinguished vice chair, mrs. cheney of wyoming for any opening statement she's cared to offer. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. at this point, our committee has just begun to show america the evidence that we have gathered. there's much more to come. both in our hearings and in our report. but i'd like to take just a moment to put everything we've seen in context. we have already seen how