insurrection. the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol will be in order. without objection, the chair has authorized to declare the committee in races at any point. pursuant to house deposition authority deposition the chair announces the committees approval to announce the good afternoon. in our previous hearings, the select committee showed that then president trump applied pressure at every level of government. of local election workers, up to his own vice president. opened hoping public servants would give into that pressure and help him steal an election he actually lost. today, we will tell the story of how the pressure campaign also targeted the federal agency, charged with enforcement of our laws, the department of justice. we have already covered part of mr. trump s effort. we heard from attorney general bill barr, tell the story and the committee about the baseless claims mr. trump wanted the justice departm
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