In the biggest study of its kind so far, Harvard researchers say they've confirmed that most of the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were primarily motivated by former President Donald Trump and his appeals.
The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its second public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Washington. that most of the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were primarily motivated by former President Donald Trump and his appeals.
"It was essentially to, in any way, shape or form, prevent the certification of the election. And the people that were charged felt as if this was the last step or the last occasion that they would have to intervene.
On how the study adds to the ongoing work of the House Select Committee hearings on the Jan. 6 attacks
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