Jan. 6 recap: What the first 8 public hearings of the House select committee have revealed about the insurrection at the Capitol so far.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has over several weeks been building a case against former President Donald Trump in a series of televised hearings.
So if you need to brush up on what we learned during the first several sessions, here are some of the biggest revelations and most surprising moments from this summer’s public hearings.This wasn’t a spontaneous riot. It was ‘an attempted coup.
A Capitol Police officer described Jan. 6 as ‘total carnage’ and ‘an absolute warzone.’ The bipartisan select committee anchored its first hearing with testimony from U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edward, who was briefly knocked unconscious and sustained a traumatic brain injury while trying to defend the Capitol. She described being called “Pelosi’s dog, incompetent, a hero and a villain,” as well as “a traitor to my country” amid her effort to protect the lawmakers inside the building.
Giuliani responded in a now-deleted tweet saying he was “disgusted and outraged by the out right lie,” and adding, “I REFUSED all alcohol that evening. My favorite drink..Diet Pepsi.” Giuliani’s lawyer was quoted as having told USA Today that Giuliani had denied the allegation. The armed mob that broke into the Capitol — which included people chanting “Hang Mike Pence” — came within 40 feet of Pence at one point on Jan. 6. Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California said that violent right-wing groups would have killed Pence “if given a chance.” And testimony in later Jan. 6 hearings indicated that Trump had said Pence “deserves it.”
A Georgia prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” the 2020 election, including the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors. They all signed a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won the state, and declared themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors — even though Joe Biden had won the state, and a slate of Democratic electors was certified.
Numerous Republican lawmakers, including Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene, asked for presidential pardons after Jan. 6. Former aides to then-President Donald Trump testified in interviews with the Jan. 6 committee that several Republican members of Congress sought pre-emptive presidential pardons. Witnesses said Reps.
“It has turned my life upside down,” Moss said. “I don’t want anyone knowing my name. … I just don’t do nothing anymore, I don’t want to go anywhere. I second guess everything that I do. It’s affected my life in a major way, in every way. All because of lies.” Hutchinson’s testimony was a hit with audiences. It was seen by 13.17 million people, the Nielsen company said, which represented a 28% jump from the committee’s previous daytime hearing.
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