on the u.s. capitol, that he was the central player in trying to overturn the election and that they have the evidence to prove it. over the next few weeks we will see how they meet the high bar they have set for themselves. during the primetime hearing they presented never before seen video of the violence as rioters breached the capitol and there was testimony from a u.s. capitol police officer who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the attack. republican liz cheney presented the case that trump s election lies inspired the insurrectionists alleging trump had a sophisticated seven-part of plan to overturn the election and she highlighted the former president s actions and inactions as the riot unfolded. you will hear testimony that, quote, the president did not really want to put anything out calling off the riot or asking his supporters to leave. you will hear that president trump was yelling and, quote, really angry at advisers who told him he needed to be doing s
told him he needed to be doing something more. and aware of the rioters chants to hang mike pence, the president responded with this sentiment, quote, maybe our supporters have the right idea. mike pence, quote, deserves it. mike pence deserves it. that s one of several new findings revealed yesterday. you may hear there was nothing new, but that s not the truth. cheney revealed multiple republican congressman, including gop representative scott perry, sought presidential pardons for their roles in trying to overturn the election. trump s attorney general bill barr told him, his claim the election was stolen was bs. ivanka trump testified she believed barr when he said that. and overnight a source close to former vice president pence told cnn that his team did not call the white house for help as the riots unfolded because they did not think the white house, that is the president, would help them. that s the vice president. capitol hill police officers who were attacked an
despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power. over multiple months donald trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated, seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power. there was also previously unseen video they played from trump s top advisors including former attorney general bill barr. he said in no uncertain terms that he told trump that his rigged election claims that they were a lie, calling it, quote, bullshit. the committee played video of the attack that even for people who lived it and even for people who have seen the playback from every angle, the video presentation was new and alarming and there was also this photograph of a makeshift noose and gallows with the capitol dome in the background. it says quite a lot about that day, and the committee s first witness, a u.s. capitol police officer who described the siege as a war scene. let
priority. we just had a circle breach the line. we need backup. key members of that far right extremist group are charged with seditious conspiracy. in an interview with cnn s jake capper right after the hearing last night, bennie thompson dropped a bomb shell about the role of extremist groups in all of this. are there going to be witnesses that describe actual conversations between these extremist groups and anyone in trump s orbit? yes. there will be? yes. we also heard top trump staffers admit there was no widespread election fraud. i remember sharing with him that we weren t finding anything that would be sufficient to change results in any of the key states. i made it clear i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen own putting out this stuff which i told the president was bullshit. we also heard from trump s family members. i respect attorney general barr, so i accepted what he said was saying. and we heard what then presi
prices and rising costs for food, energy, and housing. the biden administration is clearly on the defensive, as the financial pain felt by americans keeps growing. and the embattled uvalde school police chief speaks out for the first time about his response to the massacre. he s reportedly denying he was the scene commander and rejecting many of the main criticisms of his performance. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. and we begin our coverage this evening with fresh fallout from last night s blockbuster january 6th hearing and new indications of where the committee plans to go during its next round of testimony. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider has all the latest details. tonight, the impact being felt from the first hearing of the january 6th committee, as they set the stage for what s to come. some republicans are working to discredit the findings. while the form