revealed. right now, the nation s focus returns to the u.s. capitol as we await the most comprehensive account yet of crimes committed against the united states on this sacred ground. welcome to cnn special coverage of attack on democracy here on cnn. i m jake tapper, about an hour away from the rare prime time presentation on this committee and let s be clear, what will happen in the hearing room tonight is not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th, specifically, it is a month s long campaign and conspiracy to undermine democracy in america. it s about a president and those around him desperate to hold on to power at any cost, even if it meant destroying the american experiment. committee aides say we will hear and see interviews conducted with trump insiders for the first time. we expect that to possibly include members of the former president s family, as well as former senior administration and trump campaign officials. the hearing will showcase l
includes democrats and it includes republicans and that is going to be a fact that is going to be on display tonight. and jake, the power of the story, can they connect the dots, connect trump bullying state officials to tweeting here to come on january 6th, and that conspiracy, that s the challenge for the history books but looking forward for the continuing threat and effort of donald trump to regain power, who tells the story? i think it s critical, the republicans have, scynically bu smartly if you re excited about this to poison the media, all the republicans who impieached, don t believe a word they say, to get them to worry about our democracy that remains under attack. to hear raskin or liz cheney to say these things, republicans