US Republican leader Kevin McCarthy called the congressional hearings on the January 6 Capitol Riot a Democratic “smokescreen to promote a radical agenda.” The House committee attempts to persuade citizens that the riot was a planned attack on democracy.
some republican leaders called the hearings a democratic smokescreen to promote a radical agenda. but liz cheney, the committee s republican vice chair, said mr trump had summoned the mob, lit the flame of the attack, and then failed to intervene to end the violence. she called on her party colleagues to honour the oath that binds them to uphold the constitution. tonight i say this to my republican colleagues defending the incident indefensible, there will come a day when donald trump is gone but your dishonour will remain. finally, i ask all of our fellow americans, as you watch our hearings over the coming weeks, please member what s at stake. remember the men and women who have fought and died so that we can live under the rule of law, not the rule of man. liz cheney s-ueakin not the rule of man. liz cheney speaking there. i m joined by our correspondent, anthony zurcher.
graphic new footage was shown of the riots at the capitol building in washington last january when supporters of mr trump tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to president biden. the committee spent almost a year investigating the attack. some republican leaders called the hearings a democratic smokescreen to promote a radical agenda. but liz cheney, the committee s republican vice chair, said mr trump had summoned the mob, lit the flame of the attack, and then failed to intervene to end the violence. she called on her party colleagues to honour the oath that binds them to uphold the constitution. tonight, i say this to my republican colleagues defending the incident indefensible there will come a day when donald trump is gone, but your dishonour will remain. finally, i ask all of ourfellow americans, as you watch our hearings over the coming weeks,
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