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
chilling conspiracy to remain in power. an intentional scheme that played out in seven different way, one that culminates in an attempted coup. all americans should keep in mind this fact. on the morning of january 6, president trump s intention was to remain president of the united states 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. it is a bold claim she is making. the question now is whether the panel has the evidence to prove a direct line from the white house to the carnage and chaos we saw on january 6. what we do know is that some of those closest to trump knew that the election was not stolen. those were lies. the committee played deposition testimony from trump staff and even members of his own family including his da