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
His digitalfingerprint will not get a mug shot, he ll have his digital fingerprint taken, will not get a mug shot, he ll have his digitalfingerprint taken, and he ll be taken down through a tunnel, like i heard today, not far from me here. and also what s incredible is that he will be just within sight of the front of the us capitol where that insurrection took place, and yes, it was a riot from people who marched peacefully from the white house to the capitol not far but a lot of marching there. but there were people in the crowd who didn t do so peacefully, and over the course of a few hours we saw them scale the capitol, overtake it and bash windows and do of course everything that was unlawful. i watched from a building that was just in front of the building in which mr trump will be arraigned in today. so all of thatjust right there at the scene of the crime what he s being charged with is well, let s not get into the legal,