explained how trump and his aids spread lies the election was stolen even though they knew they were false and delivered a message to those who still support trump. in our country we don t swear an oath to an individual or political party. we take our oath to defend the united states constitution. that oath must mean something. tonight, i say this to my republican colleagues, you are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gone. your dishonor will remain. the committee heard from capitol police officer edwards who was knocked unconscious by rioters. and played a 12 minute video showing the most violent scenes from the day . advised the capitol police need reinforcements inside. we re coming in. you back up! what really made me want to come was the fact that i had supported trump all that time, i did believe that the election was being stolen. and trump asked us to come. he personally asked for us to come to d.c. that day. and i thoug
the january 6 u.s. capitol riot. we don t swear an oath to an individual or a political party. we take our oath to defend the united states constitution. we have a breach at the capitol. our work must do much more than just look back. the cause of our democracy remains in danger, conspiracy to fraught the will of the people is not over. it is friday, june 10th, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the house select committee investigating the capitol riot says january 6 was the cull men nation of an attempted coup by donald trump and his supporters. republican vice chair liz cheney said trump lit the flame for the attack and she explained how the former president and his aides knowingly spread lies that the 2020 election was stolen. here is trump s daughter, ivanka. how did that affect your perspective about the election when attorney general barr made that statement? it affected my perspective. i respect attorney general barr. so i accepted what he was saying. and benn