violent actions. you ll also hear from stephen ayres who was directly influenced by president trump s tweet to travel to washington for a day he said would be wild. and there is immense pressure on the committee today in what could be a put up or shut up moment to prove to the nation that there is a direct link between former president donald trump and those extremists responsible for the chaos at the capitol. there s a lot of expectation on new video clips of former white house counsel pat cipollone from his nearly eight-hour deposition last week. what did he tell the committee about what he advised the president on and around january 6th, and what did he corroborate from the testimony of others, specifically cassidy hutchinson. ladies, listen, just to get us up to speed on what we have seen so far, there s been a number of hearings, a number of weeks between them, just to catch us all up. remember the first one started with him knowing that he lost, being told that he los
the next election to try to make sure your side is a better chance next time the people sell their differences at the ballot box. . you cannot turn violent and you cannot try to achieve desires through harassment or intimidation. and a real leader who sees that going down that path, approaching that line has a responsibility to say stop. we gave it our boost. we came up short. we try again next time. because we settle our differences at the ballot box. on december 14th, 2020, the presidential election was officially over. electoral college had cast his vote, joe biden was the president elect of the united states. by that point, many of donald trump s supporters were already convinced that the election had been stolen. because that s where donald trump had been telling them. so with donald trump was acquired to do in that moment, but would have been required of any american leader was to say we did our best and we came up short. he went the opposite way. he seized on the anger
even with all of the fortunes in the world. but if don t fall ever comes to america, he said, we, ourselves would be its author and finisher. if recess mobs are encouraged by politicians to rampage and terrorize, lincoln said, they will violate the right to other citizens and quickly destroy the bonds of social trust necessary for democracy to work. mobs and demagogues who put us on a path to political tyranny, lincoln said. as we will see today, it s very old problem has returned with new ferocity today, as a president who lost an election to deploy the mob, which included dangerous extremists to attack the constitutional system of election, and the peaceful transfer of power. as we will see, the creation of internet and social media has given today s tyrants tools of propaganda and disinformation
election and the peaceful transfer of power. and as we ll see, the creation of the interinternet and social media has given today s tyrants tools of propaganda and disinformation that yesterday s december pits could only have dreamed of. i yield back to the gentle lady from florida, ms. murphy. article 2 establishes the electoral college. each state s laws provide that lek toirs are to be chosen with by a popular vote and on december 14th, 2020, electors met in all 50 states and the district of columbia to cast their votes. joseph biden won by 306-232. the election was over. mr. biden was the president-elect. before the electoral college met, donald trump and his allies filed dozens of legal challenges to the election, but they lost over and over again, including in front of multiple judges
dangerous extremists to attack the constitutional election and peaceful transfer of power. and creation of internet and social media has given today s tyrants tools of propaganda and disinformation that yesterday could only have dreamed of. i yield back to miss murphy. article ii of the united states constitution establishes the electoral college. each state law provides electors are chosen by a popular vote. december 14, 2020, electors met in all 50 states and the district of columbia to cast their votes. joseph biden won by a margin of 306 to 232. the election was over. mr. biden was the president-elect. before the electoral college met, donald trump and his allies filed dozens of legal challenges to the election but they lost over and over again, including