hearings in, and yes, 20 months away from january 6th. but we are still finding out new information as of tonight. and the information is raising even more questions, interestingly enough, the questions about the trump white house s involvement in the attempt to overthrow our democracy. that s really what the whole thing is about, the heart of what the committee has been trying to get to the bottom of according to what they have said time and time again for about nine hearings and for more than a year. so, will we see anything new, or will this just be a kind of summation? well, we ve been told to expect new footage we haven t yet seen before and new witness testimony according to the committee s chairman. and remember those missing secret service text messages, we re apparently going to hear more about those and the agents who have allegedly been uncooperative with the panel. there were secret service agents who were playing a hugely important and very courageous role, and
january six outs like committee closed out its final public hearing before the midterm elections with the big big surprise. the vote to subpoena donald j trump. this is a question about a accountability to the american people. he must be accountable. the committee directed the chairman to issue a subpoena for relevant documents and testimony under oath from donald john trump. i,. i. i. i. i. i. i. our. that vote came after the committee laid out a mountain of evidence that lawmakers say shows no plans to league office. even if he lost. a few days, before the election, mr. trump also consulted with one of his outside advisers inside activist, tom fits in. about the strategy for a election night. the select committee got this preprepared statement from the national archives. as you can see, the draft statement, which was said on october 31st, declares we had an election today. and i won! and the memo specifically indicates a plan that only the votes coun
stephanie ruhle, january 6th select committee closed out its final public hearing before the midterm elections with the big big surprise. the vote to subpoena donald j trump. this is a question about a accountability to the american people. he must be accountable. the committee directed the chairman to issue a subpoena for relevant documents and testimony under oath from donald john trump. i. i. i. i. i. i. i. i. i. that vote came after the committee laid out a mountain of evidence that lawmakers say shows no plans to league office. even if he lost. a few days, before the election, mr. trump also consulted with one of his outside advisers inside activist, tom. about the strategy for a election night. the select committee got this preprepared statement from the national archives. as you can see, the draft statement, which was said on october 31st, declares we had an election today. and i won! and the memo specifically indicates a plan that only the vo
themselves as well as on their families, having to withstand the demonstrations and threats of violence of those inspired by the former president who are often quite literally outside their doors. some of the most personal and damning testimony heard today came from arizona s republican speaker of the house. rusty bowers is his name. he was one of those officials who was pressured directly by the former president s legal advisers. he offered more evidence today that they all knew their scheme was illegal and he spoke of his refusal to help not only in terms of law but also his faith. it is a tenet of my faith that the constitution is divinely inspired, of my most basic foundational beliefs. and so for me to do that because somebody just asked me to is foreign to my very being. i will not do it. there was also a key moment of testimony during today s hearing that for the first time directly linked the former president to the utterly bizarre scheme to install fake elector
good evening, i m anderson cooper along with my colleague, jake tapper. tonight, we are going inside one of the most riveting days of testimony in the four days of hearings so far. the fourth hearing by the january 6th committee, there s just no other way to describe what we saw today. a series of republican state officials putting country ahead of party, testifying to the intense pressure they were under by the former president and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election. this is also a deeply emotional day as well for many of these witnesses, some having to collect themselves as they spoke about the toll their decisions have taken on themselves as well as on their families, having to withstand the demonstrations and threats of violence of those inspired by the former president who are often quite literally outside their doors. some of the most personal and damning testimony heard today came from arizona s republican speaker of the house. rusty bowers is his name.