presidential election. did they prove that tonight? we are going to break it down and our special to our fox news @ night, team coverage of tonight s prime time event with bret baier and martha maccallum standing by to offer their in-depth analysis. but we begin with congressional correspondent chad pergram live from capitol hill. hey, chad. shannon, good morning. the prime time hearing was an effort by the committee to pin the riot on former president trump. those who invaded our capital and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what president trump had told them, that the election was stolen and he was the rightful president. president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob come and lit the flame of this attack. the hearing did not look like most hearings. there were only two witnesses. little testimony, lots of clips from depositions the committee took from allies of former president trump, and there was disturbing video of the mob attacking the ca
to overturn the 2020 election results. for more, let s go to chief congressional correspondent chad pergram. good afternoon. the committee aimed to tie the riot to former president trump. the panel played new audio and videotape of those close to the president that included former attorney general bill barr who said there was no fraud in the election. wyoming republican liz cheney invoked a painting in the capitol that shows president george washington resigning his military commission. cheney says former president trump did all he could to stay in office. with this noble act, washington set the indispensable example of the peaceful transfer of power. what president reagan called nothing less than a miracle. the sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every american president except one. there was dramatic testimony from u.s. capitol police officer carolyn edwards. she sustained a traumatic brain injury defending the capitol. th
i m jake tapper. just hours away from the first 2022 hearing from the house collect committee investigating the january 6th attack. in primetime this evening, they will present findings that they say prove president donald trump was at the center of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. this hearing, it s not just about the mob that stormed the capitol that day. this hearing is about a months-long campaign to undermine democracy in the united states of america. a president desperate to hold on to power at any cost, even if it meant destroying the american experiment. even though a willingness to take away legal votes from american voters. this evening, we re expected to hear excerpts from taped testimony from some of trump s closest supporters, and also family members. and live testimony from a u.s. capitol police officer, who was severely injured fighting off the maga mob. also testimony from a documentary filmmaker who was embedded with the group the proud boys. membe
that democracy, that what happened last january is on the ballot or these kitchen table pocketbook issues? i think it s always about the kitchen table issues. yes, it s about the democracy on the ballot but they really want to know what we re doing in their interest and how they can manage for their families. is here s house republican kevin mccarthy, a few minutes after that. watch. i don t see any prime time hearings set for gas price, for battling inflation, feeding our children. making the streets safer. martha: jim banks of indiana was nominated to serve on this january 6th committee by kevin mccarthy. speaker pelosi vetoed that nomination back in july saying that it could impact the integrity of the investigation. he s standing by. first, let s go to chad pergram live with what to expect tonight from capitol hill. hi, chad. martha, good afternoon. the key for the committee tonight is to punch through to the public. so far the investigation into last year s r
has taken office. neil: after more than 1,000 interviews, tens of thousands of documents and hundreds of hours of video and audio recordings, some never seen or heard before, it s on. the january 6 committee is ready to make its case and democrats say it s a damning case of a president determined to up end the golf as he sought to nullify an election. republicans say it s a prime time snow job. intended to deflect attention away from soaring prices, soaring crime and plain old sore american voters. today fox on top of how it goes down hours from now with former deputy assistant attorney general tom dupree on the uphill legal climb for tonight s tonight. former republicans on why republicans should get engaged tonight. democratic committee member, elaine luria and what she hopes both sides today. and why the watergate hearings and iran contra hearings are not what you ll see tonight. chad pergram with more on what we are in for tonight. a big night. maybe even a historic nig