He faces four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and to deny voters the right to have their ballots counted. Live now to tim heaphy, former lead investigator for the house january 6th select committee. Thank you so much forjoining us. I think for people who perhaps havent covered every twist and turn of the story, just explain to us why that january 6th select committee was so crucial to what we are seeing now . Facts are what makes cases and determines outcomes, and the select committee uncovered the core facts here. Congress created the select committee to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the attack on the capitol, and thats what we did through a series of hearings and ultimately and 845 page report. The committee set forth the core allegations that remain allegations against mr trump, he and his Co Conspirators specifically intended to prevent the transfer of power. So the indictment is built on a determination of fact by the select committe
Indicted for another criminal federal charge? indicted for another criminal federal chare? g , ., , federal charge? my first thoughts are about justice federal charge? my first thoughts are aboutjustice in federal charge? my first thoughts are aboutjustice in these - federal charge? my first thoughts are aboutjustice in these unitedl are aboutjustice in these united states. i know thatjustice isn t possible if accountability doesn t come first. so today is a great day to see the former president arraigned on these charges because it shows that nobody is above the law, and that s something you hear a lot from many political people who believe in putting country over party, again principles over politics. and this is the kind of moment which will take my breath away, i ll be honest. i hear many fellow publicans calling it a dark day for democracy if donald trump are not held accountable for his actions onjanuary 6th, 2021, where he held his seat as the leader of the free world, th
Trump is running for president in order to avoid jail time, something to that effect, those were his exact words, and he got booed for that. but look, there are many moderate, centrist republicans who even identified as independent now in the era of donald trump that feel that the republican party needs somebody else at its top, that this former president is too rife with problems, that he s not representative of any sort of values of any policies he stands for, he stands only for himself. so this is a process that needs to play itself out. ijust pray it s a process that plays out without any political violence or anything of that sort that we saw on january 6th, 2021. we anything of that sort that we saw on january 6th. 2021. january 6th, 2021. we are watching the landin: january 6th, 2021. we are watching the landing gear january 6th, 2021. we are watching the landing gear on january 6th, 2021. we are watching the landing gear on donald - january 6th, 2021. we are watching j the