Time you can expect to hear from all of the members of this committee. A sweeping summation of their 15month investigation, and this is all just happening, well remind you, 26 days before the midterm elections. This will be the last such hearing before election day, of course. Its a live look on capitol hill, trace, where there are many things to watch in that room today. Among them as you pointed out a key question asked and explored and has been by the committee, what did the former president know about what unfolded that day, and when did he know it as the chairman enters the room. Trace as they enter the room and take their seats, when you say we will hear from all the members, that includes the woman coming in second, liz cheney, and adam kinzinger, the only two republicans on the panel. Might be the last time we see them on this panel. Liz cheney lost her primary, right, earlier this year and adam is retiring from the house, and so they may no longer be a part of this if this mov
Attack on the United States capitol will be in order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare they committee in recess at any point. Pursuing the House Deposition Authority regulation ten, the chair announces the committees approval to release the deposition material presented in todays hearing. Good afternoon. In our last hearing we told this story of a scheme driven by donald trump to pressure former Vice President mike pence to illegally overturn the Election Results. We showed that when the Pressure Campaign failed and mike prints failed his constitutional obligations donald trump turned a violent mob loose on him. He showed that the mob came within roughly 40 feet of the Vice President. Today we will show what happened to mike pence was not an isolated part of Donald Trumps scheme to overturn the election. In fact, pressuring Public Servants into betraying their oaths was a fundamental part of the playbook. A handful of Election Officials in several key states stood
[gavel bangs] the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the United States capital will be in order. Without objection, the chairs off the wire authorized to declare the committee and recess at any point. Pursuant to House Deposition Authority regulation 10, the chair announces the committees approval to release the deposition material presented during tonights hearing. Thanks to everyone watching tonight for sharing parts of your evening to learn the thoughts and causes of the events leading up to and including the violent attack on january 6, 2021. Our democracy, electoral system, and country. I am bennie thompson, chairman of the january 6, 20 committee. I was born, raised and still live in bolton, mississippi. A town with a population of 521, which is midway between jackson and vicksburg, mississippi, and the mississippi river. Im from a part of the country where people justified the actions of slavery, the coop the ku klux klan and lynching. Im reminded of that da
[inaudible conversations] the select committee to investigate the january 6th attacks on the United States capital will be in order. Without objection the chair is on the rise to declare the committee in recess at any point. Pursuant to House Deposition Authority regulation can, the chair announces the committees approval to release the deposition material presented during todays hearing. Good morning. Last week the select committee laid out a preview of our initial findings about the conspiracy overseeing and directed by donald trump, to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election and block the transfer of power, a scheme unprecedented in american history. My colleagues and i dont want to spend time talking about ourselves during these hearings, but as someone who is run for office a few times, i can tell you at the end of a campaign it all comes down to the numbers. The numbers tell you the winner and a loser. For the most part the numbers dont lie. But if something doesn
Group as a violent militia. There is also testimony from an ohio man who pled guilty to bridging the u. S. Capitol, claiming he was there that day as a supporter of pres. Trump. They select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the United States capitol will be in order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Pursuing the House Deposition Authority regulation ten, chair announces the committees approval to release the deposition material, any coming from todays hearing. Good afternoon, when i think about the most basic thing to explain the importance of elections in the United States, there is a phrase that always comes to mind. It may sound straightforward, but, it is meaningful we settle our differences at the ballot box, sometimes my choice prevails, sometimes yours does, but, it is that simple, we cannot stop votes, we count the votes, if something seems off with the results we can challenge them in court and then we