The select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol will meet again today for the second of the summer televisions, a meeting that is expected to focus on how Donald Trump and his lieutenants spread the so-called “big lie “within months. which led to the uprising. The second hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET on Monday and will include testimonials from Donald Trump’s campaign manager for 2020, Bill Stepien. It contained bomb revelations made by committee chairman Bennie Thompson and vice-chairwoman Liz Cheney. Along with the terrifying and invisible video of the uprising itself, the commission released excerpts from interviews with former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, as well as Ivanka Trump’s daughter and Jared Kouchner’s son-in-law. Ms Trump, one of her father’s most trusted advisers, also said she did not believe the 2020 election had been stolen and that she respected Barr’s opinion on the matter. Her father countered that he had a “check out” before the 2020 elections and that he was simply underestimating Bar.
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What to expect from the committee hearing on Monday, January 6th Former Trump campaign chief Bill Stepien among those to testify today Sif and Kinzinger say Justice Department should go further in Trump investigation
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Spokesman Don Bacon suggests he could support Trump facing criminal charges
A Republican MP, Don Bacon, suggested he would be open to backing a referral to the Justice Department, urging the agency to prosecute Donald Trump, in what may be one of the first signs that the Jan. 6 . “I see it as follows: It’s already gone, I think we should look more closely at it, but we’ll see what comes out of the president,” Bacon said in an interview with NBC Meet the Press on Sunday. Sravasti Dasgupta13 June 2022 09:10 1655105711
Trump accuses Ivanka of forgery by rejecting her statement to the committee, says Mary Trump
Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, said the former president’s rejection of Ivanka’s daughter’s testimony to the January 6 Commission could be seen as a testimony she testified. Ms Trump’s comments were made in an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, RawStory reported. “As we knew it would happen, Donald did not throw her completely under the bus. But I think it’s very important to point out the fact that he said he checked out, although that’s a bit rude, it’s not really the issue. “He accuses her of forgery, really,” he said. When asked if she expected this from the former president or his daughter, Ms. Trump replied: “This is exactly what I expected from both of them.” “I think Ivanka made a very thin line,” he said. “He did not say something necessarily inflammatory, but, as we thought it would happen, he decided he had to support what the facts support, which is of course that the election was not stolen.” ARCHIVE – Donald Trump, left, Donald Trump Jr.’s son in the center and Ivanka Trump’s daughter (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Sravasti Dasgupta13 June 2022 08:35 1655103243
Republican lawmaker suggests he could support Trump facing criminal charges
ICYMI: A Republican lawmaker has suggested he would be open to backing a referral to the Justice Department, urging the agency to prosecute Donald Trump, which could be one of the first signs that the Jan. 6 . John Bowden has the story. Graeme Massie13 June 2022 07:54 1655101931
Steve Bannon outraged by possible Trump indictment, angry at Attorney General Garland
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, attacked Attorney General Merrick Garland on his podcast. “Trump won the presidency. “And he is the legitimate president of the United States, and your husband’s illegals and the American people are waking up to that,” Bannon said on Saturday. “We do not care what you have to say. And I dare Merrick Garland go there last night and try to blame Donald J Trump. “We dare you because we will accuse you. We win in November and we will blame you and everyone around you. F *** – screw the White House. “We will accuse you and everyone at DOJ,” he added. An excerpt from the podcast was posted on Twitter by lawyer Ron Filipkowski. The House of Representatives selection committee on Jan. 6 said it had found enough evidence to accuse Trump of his claims that he is canceling the 2020 election. Sravasti Dasgupta13 June 2022 07:32 1655100663
Trump “has become a prisoner of his own ego”
ICYMI: The New York Post by Rupert Murdoch published a harsh critique of Donald Trump, claiming that the former president “has become a prisoner of his ego.” “He can not admit that his tweets and narcissism blocked millions. “He will not stop insisting that in 2020 they ‘stole’ even though he has not offered any proof that it is true.” Graeme Massie13 June 2022 07:11 1655098511
Fox News will broadcast the hearing on Monday
Fox News plans to broadcast the Commission hearing on Monday, January 6, according to the Los Angeles Times. The network had refused to broadcast the committee’s first hearing on Thursday on its flagship network, although it covered proceedings on the Fox Business Network cable channel and streaming platforms. The hearing was covered by all the other major networks. Fox News regularly aired opinion programs by Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, but without commercials for two hours to address hearing scheduling. The Fox News Channel averaged three million viewers in its two hours with its metric program, at the same level as it attracts hosts on a typical night. Tucker Carlson hits the committee on January 6 as he holds its first public hearings (Scenography: Fox News) Sravasti Dasgupta13 June 2022 06:35 1655096763
More than half of Republicans still believe the demystified conspiracy that the Capitol Uprising was an Antifa conspiracy
More than half of U.S. Republicans still believe the Capitol Uprising on January 6 last year was a conspiracy by left-wing protesters, according to a new poll. Graeme Massie 13 June 2022 06:06 1655094611
Monday’s hearing will focus on Election Day 2020
As the House of Representatives select committee on January 6th holds its second hearing on Monday, the focus is expected to remain on election day 2020 and the source of allegations that the ballot boxes were stolen. The commission will look at the election day and night and how the allegations of electoral fraud unfolded over the weeks, Axios said. It will also draw attention to the hundreds of millions of dollars raised between election day and January 6, when the Capitol uprising took place. The Independent’s John Bowden has more to look forward to on Monday: Sravasti Dasgupta13 June 2022 05:30 1655093463
Documentary filmmaker who testified: “It took us a while to process what we had seen”
ICYMI: Nick Quested, the documentary filmmaker who testified before the House committee on January 6 last week, contemplated the shocking video he recorded on the day of the Capitol attack, in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. “It took us a while to process what we had seen,” Mr. Quested told the program, adding that he was accustomed to covering up political violence abroad but not at home in the United States. Graeme Massie13 June 2022 05:11 1655092308
Former Trump campaign chief Bill Stepien to testify today
Former Donald Trump’s campaign director Bill Stepien will testify before the House of Representatives selection committee on Monday, January 6th. Mr Stepien, who ousted the Trump campaign in 2020, allegedly spread the message, which “included the promotion of some false allegations related to voting machines rather than an internal campaign note in which campaign staff considered such allegations to be “false,” the commission said. while issuing a summons. Along with Stepien, Chris Stirewalt, the former political editor of Fox News, will also appear before the committee, ABC News reported. Mr. Stirewalt was fired after defending the network’s early publicity that the current president lost Arizona on election night. (ARCHIVE) Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien listens as then-president visits his Arlington campaign headquarters (AFP via Getty Images) Sravasti Dasgupta13 June 2022 04:51
