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
he left belmarsh prison in london on monday. he is then driven to stansted airport before boarding a flight. the guilty plea is due to be confirmed on wednesday when mr assange will appear in front of a court in the northern mariana islands, a us territory in the pacific. he is then expected to return home to his native australia. julian assange spent seven years held up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london as washington tried to extradite him over the wikileaks files which disclosed confidential documents about the iraq and afghanistan wars in what turned out to be one of the biggest leaks of national security in american history. he was arrested in april 2019 over a breach of his bail conditions, and had spent the last five years inside a london prison, fighting his extradition to the united states. last month, a uk court ruled last month that he could appeal this decision after mr assange argued that he would not receive a fair trial. our north america correspondent,
Attorney general, his white house council, members of his family who came and provided information about saying no. there were a lot of very courageous people who put principle over party, who held firm to the rule of law and would not do what the president suggested they do or had the authority and basis to do. so it was the facts we found and how compelling they were. it was that there was. that was in the referrals the committee made to the department ofjustice. find referrals the committee made to the department of justice. department ofjustice. and after the referrals from department ofjustice. and after the referrals from the department ofjustice. and after the referrals from the select department ofjustice. and after the | referrals from the select committee, special counciljack smith then conducted his own investigation to see what he had, and that process took another eight months or so? we ave took another eight months or so? - gave him all transcript of our interview