companies, i would describe an open grand jury, any type of evidence that is helpful to the defense or is contrary to their merit if they are going to ignore and shove under the rug. this is really a show trial. it s obvious from the way they are approaching it, obvious from the questions they are asking, obvious with the witnesses they are bringing in. this isn t about getting to the truth, this is about presenting a story line. it s about presenting a production, it s about making sure that donald trump is never able to run for office again. it s a total abuse of power. liz cheney is a part of that, democrats are a part of that, they are using it to deflect attention from the failures of the biden administration and it doesn t have anything to do with truth because we can get to the truth, we know how to do that but this panel, this committee isn t focused on that. jason: i m one who believes there should be a vibrant investigation into what happened
committee, so i ll be watching just as everyone else is to see the presentation. i believe that tonight will be sort of an opening of the narration, the narrative of what happened as an assault on our democracy, on our constitution, on our capitol, on our congre in a very violent way for a specific purpose to undermine the constitution of the united states on a day set aside for the peaceful transfer of power. can i prere phrase that then? do you worry at all there is this chunk of people who decided the work of this committee isn t particularly important? i do not know that. i know that there are people who would like it to go away. some of them in this very congress, but i don t stipulate to what you have said. that s how house speaker nancy pelosi, moments ago from where we re standing.
before the attack. and dan, i just want to read more of the letter, provide more of this context. again, to carol s question, we don t know what the 1/6 committee s evidence is behind this request for a voluntary sitdown interview with mr. loudermilk, but we know that that denial based on a review of security footage is something the committee isn t accepting at face value. let me read this from the 1/6 committee s letter. based on our review of evidence in the select committee s possession, we believe you have information regarding a tour you led through parts of the capitol on january 5, 2021. the foregoing information raises questions to which the select committee must seek answers. public reporting and witness accounts indicate some individuals and groups engaged in efforts to gather information about the layout of the u.s. capitol as well as the house and senate office buildings in advance of january 6th, for example, in the week following january 6th, members urged law enforce
conspiracy to defraud the united states perimeter fearing with the peaceful transfer of power. when the committee presents its finding, they will be at least eight hearings. we do not know what those hearings will look, like just yet. what do you need to do to make that conspiracy case, as they laid it out? breaking through to the american public? one thing that is interesting, and i don t know this to make the case, is that this committee has been rather guarded, and not letting out all of the information it has. so, i think we watched the mueller investigation, and in some of these impeachment investigations. the evidence dropped out, a little bit, by a little bit. so, by the time we heard the whole story, it was a little anticlimactic. i wonder, if the committee isn t keeping back some of this evidence. i know representative, jamie raskin, said that when the american public here is the story, it will blow the roof off the capitol. words to that effect.
this to make the case, is that this committee has been rather guarded, and not letting out all of the information it has. so, i think we watched the mueller investigation, and in some of these impeachment investigations. the evidence dropped out, a little bit, by a little bit. so, by the time we heard the whole story, it was a little anticlimactic. i wonder, if the committee isn t keeping back some of this evidence. i know representative, jamie raskin, said that when the american public here is the story, it will blow the roof off the capitol. words to that effect. and some of those details are being held back, but when they tell the story, it will be compelling. those who ve only paid casual attention will watch the whole story. and, will be horrified by what they hear. it is a tight, succinct presentation, and the fact that they have amassed, and it will be very important. so, i think for americans of good faith, regardless of their political allegiance, when they see that our democr