The select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol will be re-convened today for another hearing, which is expected to focus on how Donald Trump and his lieutenants spread the so-called “big lie” months ago. the uprising. The event was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET, but it was delayed after Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign director, Bill Stepien, resigned at the last minute citing a family emergency. Ahead of the hearing, Democrats Adam Siff and Jamie Ruskin both said the Justice Department should take due account of “credible evidence” that they had gathered the president’s responsibility for the uprising. “There are certain actions, parts of these different lines of effort to overturn the election that I do not see evidence being investigated by the Department of Justice,” Mr Siff told ABC News. Last week’s hearing included scary and invisible footage from the uprising itself, as well as excerpts from the committee’s interviews with Trump’s daughter Ivanka and Jared Kouchner’s son-in-law.
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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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Attorney Stepien to read the statement
Bill Stepien is missing from today’s hearing as his wife has given birth. His lawyer will read a statement about the file and the commission also has the video of Mr Stepien’s closed testimony which will be used in his absence according to several reports. Oliver O’Connell13 June 2022 14:43 1655125930
A witness leaves due to a family emergency
Bill Stepien, the former president of Trump’s campaign, who was to testify after being summoned to today’s hearing, has resigned due to an unspecified family emergency. The start time of the hearing has also been postponed. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 14:12 1655125570
Read: Fox News Editor Who Called Arizona for Biden Fired
Chris Stirewalt, the dismissed Fox News editor who will be on the January 6 committee, played a crucial role in covering the network’s election results, especially by authorizing his highly controversial (and correct) projection that Joe Biden would win. Arizona. He was fired a little later. In an article published in the LA Times a few weeks after the Capitol attack, he wrote: I was proud to be the first to claim that Joe Biden would win Arizona and very happy to be defending this call in the face of the public outcry from former President Trump. Being right and winning the competition is not an act of heroism. It just fits the job description of the project I love. You can read his full article here. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 14:06 1655123140
ICYMI: Audio shows GOP tearing Boebert to January 6 tweet Pelosi
Far-right MP Lauren Boebert has long faced accusations on social media and other platforms that she gave rioters a first-hand look at the Capitol before the attack – and a tweet she sent during the uprising warning her fans that President Nancy Pelosi had been removed from the floor of this House. Now, two New York Times reporters have heard a fellow Republican lawmaker disapprove of Ms. Bobert for this tweet. “Do not ask us about security if you are telling the attackers where we are,” the Washington MP told her Trump colleague. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 13:25 1655121667
Cancel Culture is coming to Truth Social
As he prepares for today ‘s select panel hearing, Adam Kinzinger reacted to a report that Truth Social was imposing sanctions on users who shared news from his panel’s televised session last Thursday. The former president’s custom social network had a volatile start, tarnished by technical problems, a funding slump and the departure of top executives, but since Trump finally started posting on it himself, it seems to be more uniform. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 13:01 1655119402
Trump opposes “one-sided witch-hunt” on Truth Social
Donald Trump is open and active on Truth Social before today’s hearing and is already angry: (Truth Social) Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 12:23 1655118305
Man carrying Confederate flag via Capitol to appear in court
Kevin Sifrind, who prosecutors say carried a giant Confederate flag through the US Capitol during the Jan. 6 uprising, is due to appear in court today as his trial begins. He faces federal charges for entering a restricted access building without legal authority and for forcible entry and disorderly conduct at the Capitol. Among those who will testify at the trial will be Capitol police officers, including Eugene Goodman, whom Mr Seefried allegedly admitted to threatening during the attack. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 12:05 1655116132
The Democratic Senate uses Jan. 6 in a re-election campaign
Senator Patty Murray, whose state of Washington is usually a safe haven of democracy, came out with a new negative ad against the top candidate in the GOP primaries – and in a bold move, put the events of January 6, 2021 at the forefront. of advertising, including an image of the infamous gallows set up outside the Capitol. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 11:28 1655113800
Catch up: January 6 shares supercut from first listen
Catch up: January 6 shares supercut from first listen Ahead of today’s meeting, the January 6 committee drafted a number of highlights from its hearing last week. Among those appearing are Bill Barr, Ivanka Trump and Jason Miller, along with police officer Caroline Edwards – as well as excerpts from shocking footage from the uprising. See the clip reel below. Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 10:50 1655111663
The director of Trump’s campaign to testify
Among the witnesses who will appear today at the Jan. 6 panel hearing will be Bill Stepan, who was the last chairman of Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. Mr Stepien, described in the November 8 summons by committee chairman Thompson, had reportedly spread the message that he “was promoting some false allegations relating to voting machines rather than an internal note in which staff of the campaign considered such allegations to be false. ” . He would appear alongside Chris Stirewalt, the former Fox News political editor fired in 2021 after authorizing the network to call Arizona for Joe Biden on election night – a move that angered Mr. Trump and his allies. Read more from Shweta Sharma: Andrew Naughtie13 June 2022 10:14
