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i recognize, ms. cheney of wyoming, for any opening statements she cares to offer. ms. cheney: thank you very much, mr. chairman. last week, our committee began outlining a seven-part plan overseen by president trump to overturn the 2020 election. today, we will look at the initial part of that plan. president trump's effort to convince millions of americans that the election was stolen from him by overwhelming fraud. a federal court has already reviewed elements of the committee's evidence on this point and said this, quote, in the months following the election, numerous credible sources from the president's inner circle to agency leadership informed president trump and dr. east man that there was no evidence of election fraud, closed quote, sufficient to overturn the 2020 presidential election. the court's opinion documents each of the principal reasons for that conclusion and i urge all those watching to watch it. today we will begin to show the american people some of our evidence. today, you will hear much more from a former attorney general bill bar's recorded tes
i recognize, ms. cheney of wyoming, for any opening statements she cares to offer. ms. cheney: thank you very much, mr. chairman. last week, our committee began outlining a seven-part plan overseen by president trump to overturn the 2020 election. today, we will look at the initial part of that plan. president trump's effort to convince millions of americans that the election was stolen from him by overwhelming fraud. a federal court has already reviewed elements of the committee's evidence on...
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ms. cheney: he was informed? >> i told the president several times that these allegations about ballots smuggled in in a suitcase and run through the machine several times it was not true. ms. lofgren: after u.s. left the u.s. attorney's office is the next u.s. attorney, mr. trump's personal pick, did he investigate any remaining claps of fraud? and if so, did he find any evidence that supported the president's claim of voter fraud? pac pk -- mr. pak: he was unable to find any evidence of fraud that affected the scrowt come of the investigation. ms. lofgren: after investigating the president's and rudy giuliani is it your view there was no fraud? mr. pak: that is correct. ms. lofgren: i want to thank you also for the service you have given to our country. next, i would like to turn to president trump's false allege about the attorney general discussed thinks allegations at some length. >> the idea the president has repeatedly suggested that there was some kind of outpouring unexpected votes in areas like philadel
ms. cheney: he was informed? >> i told the president several times that these allegations about ballots smuggled in in a suitcase and run through the machine several times it was not true. ms. lofgren: after u.s. left the u.s. attorney's office is the next u.s. attorney, mr. trump's personal pick, did he investigate any remaining claps of fraud? and if so, did he find any evidence that supported the president's claim of voter fraud? pac pk -- mr. pak: he was unable to find any evidence of...
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ms. cheney: and you were knocked unconscious conscience, is that right? officer edwards: yes, ma'am. ms. cheney: but then when he regained consciousness, even with the injuries, you returned to duty. is that right? officer edwards: yes, ma'am. at that time, adrenaline kicked in. i ran towards the west front and i tried to hold the line at the senate steps. at the lower west terrace. more people kept coming at us. it just seemed like more and more people started coming onto the west front. they started overpowering us and that was right about when mpd's officers showed up. there bike officers pushed the crowd back and allowed our units as well as there is to form that line that you see, that very thin line between us and the protesters or the rioters at that time. i fell behind the line and for a while, i started decontaminating people who had gotten sprayed. and treating people medically who needed it. ms. cheney: and then you were injured again there on the west terrace, is that right, officer? officer edwards: yes, mama. after a while, i got back on the
ms. cheney: and you were knocked unconscious conscience, is that right? officer edwards: yes, ma'am. ms. cheney: but then when he regained consciousness, even with the injuries, you returned to duty. is that right? officer edwards: yes, ma'am. at that time, adrenaline kicked in. i ran towards the west front and i tried to hold the line at the senate steps. at the lower west terrace. more people kept coming at us. it just seemed like more and more people started coming onto the west front. they...
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cheney: before return to what ms. hutchison saw and heard -- let's discuss certain communications white house chief of staff's -- metals had on january 6. roger stone attended rallies during the afternoon and evening of january 6 in washington dc. on january 5 and six, mr. stone was photographed with multiple members of the of teachers -- of the both teacher -- of the oath keepers. multiple members of that organization will charged with or played guilty to crimes related to january 6. mr. talk -- general michael flynn has also taken the bit before this committee. mr. stone previously had been convicted of other federal clients -- crimes unrelated to january 6. general flynn has pleaded guilty to a federal charge also unrelated to january 6. president trump writing general flynn weeks after the presidential election and on july of 2020, he commuted the sentence roger stone was to serve. the night before january 6, president trump instructed his chief of staff, mark meadows, to contact both roger stone and michael flynn
cheney: before return to what ms. hutchison saw and heard -- let's discuss certain communications white house chief of staff's -- metals had on january 6. roger stone attended rallies during the afternoon and evening of january 6 in washington dc. on january 5 and six, mr. stone was photographed with multiple members of the of teachers -- of the both teacher -- of the oath keepers. multiple members of that organization will charged with or played guilty to crimes related to january 6. mr. talk...
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cheney for questions. >> thank y very much, mr. chairman. we will begin today wi an exchange that first provided ms. hutchinson a tangible nse of the planning for the ents of 6. januaryon january 2, four days before the attack, president trump's leaawyer, mr. giuliani, was meeting with mark meadowand others. do you remember mr. giuliani meeting with mr. meadows on january 2, 2021? >> i do. he met with mr. meadows in the evening of january 2. >> we understand you walked mr. giuliani out of the white house that night. and he talked to you about january 6. what do you remember him saying? >> we were walking to his vehicle that evening. he looked at me and said something to the effect of, are you excited for the 6th? is going to be a great day. i remember looking at him saying, rudy, can you explain what is happening on the 6th he had responded something to the effect of, we are going to the capitol, it's going to be great, the president is going to be there, he's going to look powerful. talk to the chief about it. he knows about it. >> and did
cheney for questions. >> thank y very much, mr. chairman. we will begin today wi an exchange that first provided ms. hutchinson a tangible nse of the planning for the ents of 6. januaryon january 2, four days before the attack, president trump's leaawyer, mr. giuliani, was meeting with mark meadowand others. do you remember mr. giuliani meeting with mr. meadows on january 2, 2021? >> i do. he met with mr. meadows in the evening of january 2. >> we understand you walked mr....
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it's my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and let me echo those words about the importance of bipart saabship -- bipartisanship. and what a tremendous the honors it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th after he spent hours watching a violent mob besiege, attack and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted that he did the not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. these are the things and events that happened, he said -- that happen, he said, when a sacred land i'd election victory is so up ceremoniously and viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long are. as you will see in the hearings to come, president trump believed his supporters at the capitol, and i quote, were doing what they should be doing. this is what he told his staff as they pleaded with him to call off the mob, to instruct his supporters to leave. over a series of hearings in the coming weeks, you will hear testimony live and on video from more than half a d
it's my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and let me echo those words about the importance of bipart saabship -- bipartisanship. and what a tremendous the honors it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th after he spent hours watching a violent mob besiege, attack and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted that he did the not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. these are the things...
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it's my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and let me echo those words about the importance of bipartisanship and what a tremendous honor it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th, after he spent hours watching a violent mob besiege, attack, and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted, but he did not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. "these are the things and events that happen," he said, "when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and virksly stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long." as you will see in the hearings to come, president trump believed his supporters at the capitol, and i quote, "were doing what they should be doing." this is what he told his staff as they pleaded with him to call off the mob. to instruct his supporters to leave. over a series of hearings in the coming weeks, you will hear testimony, live and on video, from more than half a dozen former white house staff in the trump administ
it's my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and let me echo those words about the importance of bipartisanship and what a tremendous honor it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th, after he spent hours watching a violent mob besiege, attack, and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted, but he did not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. "these are the things and events that...
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first i recognize ms. cheney of wyoming for any opening statements she cares to offer. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. at this point, our committee has just begun to show america the evidence we've gathered. there is much more to come both in our hearings and our report, but i would like to take just a moment to put everything we've seen in context. we've already seen a president trump falsely declared victory on november 3, 2020, how he and his team launched a fraudulent media campaign that persuaded tens of millions of americans that the election was stolen from him. donald trump intentionally ran false ads on television and social media, featuring allegations that his advisors and his justice department repeatedly told him were untrue. we have also seen how donald trump launched a fraudulent fundraising campaign that raised hundreds of millions of dollars, again, based on those same false election fraud allegations. we have seen how president trump and his allies corruptly attempted to pressure vi
first i recognize ms. cheney of wyoming for any opening statements she cares to offer. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. at this point, our committee has just begun to show america the evidence we've gathered. there is much more to come both in our hearings and our report, but i would like to take just a moment to put everything we've seen in context. we've already seen a president trump falsely declared victory on november 3, 2020, how he and his team launched a fraudulent media...
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cheney. she is a public servant of profound courage. it's my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me echo those words about the importance of bipart anship and what a tremendous honor it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th, after he spent hours watching a violent mob besiege, attack, and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted that he did not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. these are the things and events that happened, he said, when a sacred landslide victory is stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long. as you will see in the hearings co to come, you will see that president trump believed they were doing what he should be doing. this is what he told his staff as they pleaded ed with him to l off the mob, to instruct his supporters to leave. over a series of hearings in the coming weeks, you will hear testimony, live and on video, from more than half a dozen former white house staff in the trump administrat
cheney. she is a public servant of profound courage. it's my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me echo those words about the importance of bipart anship and what a tremendous honor it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th, after he spent hours watching a violent mob besiege, attack, and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted that he did not condemn the attack. instead, he justified...
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cheney, for a closing statement. >> thank you very much, mr. cha. mr. chairman, i would like to thank all of our witnesses today, and i would also like to in particular wish mr. stepien and his family all the best on the arrival of a new baby. today's hearing, mr. chairman, was very narrowly focused, and in the coming days use the committee move on to president trump's broader planning for january 6th, colluding his plan to cut the department of justice and is detailed planning with lawyer john eastman to pressure the vice president, state legislatures, state officials, and others to overturn the election. let me leave you today with one click, to preview what you will see in one of our hearings to come. this is the testimony of white house lawyer eric herschmann. john eastman called mr. herschmann the day after january 6th, and here's how that conversation went. >> i said to him are you out of your acting mind? i only want to hear two words come out of your mouth for now, orderly transition. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> at the conclusio
cheney, for a closing statement. >> thank you very much, mr. cha. mr. chairman, i would like to thank all of our witnesses today, and i would also like to in particular wish mr. stepien and his family all the best on the arrival of a new baby. today's hearing, mr. chairman, was very narrowly focused, and in the coming days use the committee move on to president trump's broader planning for january 6th, colluding his plan to cut the department of justice and is detailed planning with...
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cheney." of course, the actual testimony was given by jason miller, not liz cheney. but you can't expect him to tell those people apart. he's hammered! ( applause ) i'm a little thirsty myself. a little thirsty myself. oh, yeah. we also heard from the former president's campaign manager and man who was born knowing how to play lacrosse, bill stepien. the committee played video-taped testimony of stepien, in which he was asked about giuliani and his pals, who were pushing all the election fraud conspiracies: >> there two groups of them. we called them, kind of "my team" and "rudy's team." i didn't mind being categorized as "team normal," as reporters kind of started to do at that point in time. >> it's true, there were two different teams. there were team normal and team rudy, also known as the chardonn-a team. ( cheers and applause ) one more rudy joke! the former president did not win, and to back that up, they brought in former fox news eitor and hardboiled egg rejected on a zoom date chris stirewalt. chris was part of the election team that called arizona for bide
cheney." of course, the actual testimony was given by jason miller, not liz cheney. but you can't expect him to tell those people apart. he's hammered! ( applause ) i'm a little thirsty myself. a little thirsty myself. oh, yeah. we also heard from the former president's campaign manager and man who was born knowing how to play lacrosse, bill stepien. the committee played video-taped testimony of stepien, in which he was asked about giuliani and his pals, who were pushing all the election...
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today, my colleague from california ms. lofgren and our witnesses will detail the select committees findings on these matters. but first i will recognize our distinguished vice chair ms. cheney of wyoming for any opening statement she would care to offer. >> thank you very much, mr. cha. last week as the chairman noted our committee begin outlining a seven part plan overseen by president trump to overturn the 2020 election. today we will begin looking at the initial part of that plan. president trump's ever to convince millions of americans that the election was stolen from him by overwhelming fraud. a federal court has already reviewed elements of the committee's evidence on this point, , and said this, quote, n the months following the election numerous credible sources from the president's inner circle, the agency leadership and statisticians, informed president trump and dro evidence of election fraud, closed court. sufficient overturn the 2020 presidential election. the court opinion methodically document east of the p
today, my colleague from california ms. lofgren and our witnesses will detail the select committees findings on these matters. but first i will recognize our distinguished vice chair ms. cheney of wyoming for any opening statement she would care to offer. >> thank you very much, mr. cha. last week as the chairman noted our committee begin outlining a seven part plan overseen by president trump to overturn the 2020 election. today we will begin looking at the initial part of that plan....
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it is my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. it's been my thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me echo those words about the importance of bipartisanship and what a german is honor it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th, after we spent hours watching the violent mob the siege, attack and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted that he did not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. these are the things and events that happened, he said, when a secret landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long. as you will see in the hearings to come, president trump believed his supporters at the capitol , and i quote, were doing what they should be doing. this is what he told his staff as they pleaded with him to call off the mob, to instruct his supporters to leave. over a series of hearings in the coming weeks, you will hear testimony live and on video for more than half a dozen former whi
it is my pleasure to recognize ms. cheney for her opening statement. it's been my thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me echo those words about the importance of bipartisanship and what a german is honor it is to work on this committee. mr. chairman, at 6:01 p.m. on january 6th, after we spent hours watching the violent mob the siege, attack and invade our capitol, donald trump tweeted that he did not condemn the attack. instead, he justified it. these are the things and events that...
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i now recognize ms. cheney for questions. >> thank you very much. judge ludig, thank you as well for being with us today. you issued a very important statement earlier today which i urge all americans to read, and i would like to ask you, judge, about one of the sentences in your statement and ask if you could explain to us the significance of it. you say, had the vice president of the united states obeyed the president of the united states, america would immediately have been plunged into what would have been tantamount to a revolution to a paralyzing constitutional crisis. could you elaborate on that for us, judge? >> thank you, madam vice chair. that passage in my statement this morning referenced the most foundational concept in america which is the rule of law. thus as i interpret your question you were asking about that foundational truth of these united states which we call america. the foundational truth is the rule of law. that foundational truth is for the united states of america the profound truth. but it's not merely the profound truth
i now recognize ms. cheney for questions. >> thank you very much. judge ludig, thank you as well for being with us today. you issued a very important statement earlier today which i urge all americans to read, and i would like to ask you, judge, about one of the sentences in your statement and ask if you could explain to us the significance of it. you say, had the vice president of the united states obeyed the president of the united states, america would immediately have been plunged...
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caller: ms. cheney. i just -- she kept saying that trumbo ordered it or whatever. she don't have no facts. host: all right, we will go to jill on the democrat line. woodward, iowa. caller: well, i can see why they don't want to believe it. it is painful for trump people to watch because it is hard to admit that you have been fooled by a con man. it is clear that is what happened. i do want all channels. as a teacher, i have always told people that your information diet should be like your food diet, it should be wide and varied. i know that is the big thing they are talking about now. trump dude order the national guard. during the riot, did he ever say where is that national guard i ordered? or why are they not following my orders? or have any of them since complained about fact? no, because he did not do it. he could have gotten on the phone. he sat there, he just sat there and enjoyed it because it is what he wanted to happen. when he couldn't talk pence into it, his only chance of staying in office -- which was his only goal -- was to just let the mob maybe be
caller: ms. cheney. i just -- she kept saying that trumbo ordered it or whatever. she don't have no facts. host: all right, we will go to jill on the democrat line. woodward, iowa. caller: well, i can see why they don't want to believe it. it is painful for trump people to watch because it is hard to admit that you have been fooled by a con man. it is clear that is what happened. i do want all channels. as a teacher, i have always told people that your information diet should be like your food...
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thompson and ms. cheney are the co-chair and vice-chair and it was the synopsis of what the american people will hear and each of us will be presenting different parts of this hearing. i think it's really important, though, that we demonstrate that as members of this committee we are not democrats or republicans. we're americans. we are americans who are concerned about our democracy. we are americans who do not want to allow people -- >> i absolutely hear you, congresswoman, but you have to appreciate, of course, it might land differently coming from a republican liz cheney than coming from a democrat given how divided the country is, yes? >> yes, the country is very divided and we're asking the viewership to come to the table as americans and not as republicans and democrats and set that aside and understand that there is a larger picture here. there's more at stake than a political party's win. it's about whether or not we can secure our democracy. >> i want to play, to that point, i want to play s
thompson and ms. cheney are the co-chair and vice-chair and it was the synopsis of what the american people will hear and each of us will be presenting different parts of this hearing. i think it's really important, though, that we demonstrate that as members of this committee we are not democrats or republicans. we're americans. we are americans who are concerned about our democracy. we are americans who do not want to allow people -- >> i absolutely hear you, congresswoman, but you have...
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cheney, most members were saying we must complete this task tonight. >> are you pursuing this line of investigation more? is somebody else? or is this something you feel like you've gotten everything you can to find out who was in charge of the secret service at the moment? >> you know, this is not the hearing that i'm going to be conducting. we sort of divided up the labor. i'm working on the mobilization of the mob and the domestic violent extremist groups, like the proud boys, the oath keepers, the 3%ers and so on. so that's not a particular detail that i've been following. >> is mike pence a hero? >> well, in a time of absolutely scandalous betrayal of people's oaths of office and crimes being committed all over the place, somebody who does their job and sticks to the law will stand out as a hero on that day. i think on that day he was a hero for resisting all of the pressure campaigns and the coercive efforts to get him to play along with this continuation of the big lie, this big joke that he could somehow call off all the proceedings himself. i mean it likely would have forced
cheney, most members were saying we must complete this task tonight. >> are you pursuing this line of investigation more? is somebody else? or is this something you feel like you've gotten everything you can to find out who was in charge of the secret service at the moment? >> you know, this is not the hearing that i'm going to be conducting. we sort of divided up the labor. i'm working on the mobilization of the mob and the domestic violent extremist groups, like the proud boys,...
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cheney, for her closing statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i would like to thank all of our witnesses today and i'd also like to in particular wish mr. stepien and his family all the best on the arrival of a new baby. today's hearing, mr. chairman, was very narrowly focused. and in the coming days, you will see the committee move on to president trump's broader planning for january 6, including his plan to corrupt the department of justice and his detailed planning with lawyer john eastman to pressure the vice president, state legislatures, state officials, and others to overturn the election. let me leave you today with one clip to preview what you will see in one of our hearings to come. this is the testimony of white house lawyer eric herschmann. john eastman called mr. herschmann the day after january 6. and here is how that conversation went. >> i said to him, are you out of your f-ing mind. i said i only want to hear two words coming out of your mouth for now on, orderly transition. amy: that his former white house lawyer eric
cheney, for her closing statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i would like to thank all of our witnesses today and i'd also like to in particular wish mr. stepien and his family all the best on the arrival of a new baby. today's hearing, mr. chairman, was very narrowly focused. and in the coming days, you will see the committee move on to president trump's broader planning for january 6, including his plan to corrupt the department of justice and his detailed...
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thompson, ms. cheney, this is a thorough investigation. the american people need to understand what happened before, during and after january 6th. i'm interested in learning all these new developments and new facts. i also want to know, who planted the bombs at the dnc and the rnc? nobody talks about it. as someone who spent so much time getting to the dnc you have to go past the rnc. there are so many unanswered questions and i hope starting this week we'll find some answers. >> chris christie, the conventional wisdom is, public opinion is baked in on all of this, but i find it hard to imagine at the end of the hearings that former president trump is not going to be in a worse position than he is today. >> look, the truth on this will hurt him. i mean, look, the battle right now, george, is between the truth and lies. and what the former president's been doing has been lying about this, lying both affirmatively, in terms of whether the election was stolen or not and lying by his silence in terms of what was he doing that day. donald trump
thompson, ms. cheney, this is a thorough investigation. the american people need to understand what happened before, during and after january 6th. i'm interested in learning all these new developments and new facts. i also want to know, who planted the bombs at the dnc and the rnc? nobody talks about it. as someone who spent so much time getting to the dnc you have to go past the rnc. there are so many unanswered questions and i hope starting this week we'll find some answers. >> chris...