Stepien abruptly withdrew from appearing live at the audition on Monday because his wife had given birth. However, the panel proceeded after a morning showdown, showing previously recorded testimony from the former campaign director and others close to the president, including Ivanka Trump. “My belief, my recommendation was to say that the votes were still being counted, it is too early to say, too early to announce the match,” Stepien said in the recorded testimony. Asked if anyone disagreed with him, Stepien replied that Trump “thought I was wrong. Told me.” The parliamentary committee investigating the January 6 Capitol uprising opened its hearing on Monday, counting Stepien as a key witness. The commission is deepening what it calls a “big lie”, the false Republican president’s false allegations of voter fraud that fueled his efforts to overthrow the 2020 election and sparked a mob of supporters to besiege the US Capitol. The story goes on under the ad
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President Benny Thompson opened the hearing by saying that Trump “betrayed the confidence of the American people” and “tried to stay in power when the people voted against him.” Instead of his live testimony, the panel relied on Stepien’s previous recorded interview with the panel, which was given behind closed doors, about what the campaign team was saying to Trump as he lost the election. A longtime Trump ally, Stepien was invited to appear at the open hearing. Stepien and senior adviser Jason Miller testified that the festive atmosphere in the White House on election night changed as Fox News reported that Trump lost Arizona to Joe Biden and his aides worked to advise Trump. what to do next. They ousted Rudy Giuliani, who encouraged Trump to declare himself the winner. Other living witnesses attended Monday’s hearing, including Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News Channel political editor who said on election night that Arizona had won Biden. Committee members say they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal charge against the former president. Thompson, D-Miss., And Liz Cheney, vice president, R-Wyo. The story goes on under the ad Last year, the commission investigated the most violent attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812 to ensure that such an attack would never happen again. Lawmakers hope to show that Trump’s attempt to overthrow Joe Biden’s election victory posed a serious threat to democracy. 0:54 USA The committee investigating the Capitol uprising has gathered enough evidence to accuse Trump: Sif The committee investigating the Capitol uprising has gathered enough evidence to accuse Trump: Stepien, who remains close to Trump, oversaw the “transformation” of Trump’s presidential campaign into a “Stop Theft” effort, according to a commission issued last fall. He was going to face questions about what members of Trump’s inner circle were saying to the president about the election results. Stepien is now the top adviser on the campaign of Trump’s candidate for the House of Representatives, Harriet Hageman, who is challenging Cheney in the Republican primary in Wyoming. Trending Stories
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Trump’s spokesman, Taylor Budovic, suggested Sunday that the commission’s decision to summon Stepien had political motives. A second group of witnesses to testify Monday would include election officials, researchers and experts who were likely to discuss Trump’s response to the election, including dozens of failed lawsuits, and how his actions differed from US standards. The story goes on under the ad Among those witnesses is former U.S. Attorney in Atlanta BJay Pak, who resigned abruptly after Trump pressured Georgia officials to reverse his presidential defeat. Trump wanted to fire Puck as an infidel, but Puck resigned after Trump made a call urging Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Rafensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s victory in the state. The panel will also hear former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, the only Republican on the Electoral College who faced criticism as Biden was elected, and noted Washington’s attorney and election attorney Benjamin G. As he contemplates another White House nomination, Trump insists the commission’s inquiry is a “witch hunt.” He said last week that January 6 “represents the largest movement in the history of our country.” Nine people lost their lives in the uprising and its aftermath, including a Trump supporter who was shot and killed by police. More than 800 people have been arrested in the siege and members of two extremist groups have been charged with rare insurgency charges for their roles that led the indictment to the Capitol.
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At its first hearing, the committee noted how Trump was repeatedly told by his trusted aides and top government officials that there was no electoral fraud on a scale that could change the outcome. But Trump continued his false allegations about the election and called on his supporters in Washington on Jan. 6 to overturn Biden’s victory, as Congress was about to certify the results of the Electoral College. The story goes on under the ad Additional evidence is set to be released at a hearing this week focusing on Trump’s decision to ignore the election results and the court cases against him. Monday’s hearing also focused on the millions of dollars Trump’s team brought in before Jan. 6, according to a committee aide who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the details. The commission said most of the respondents in the survey volunteered, although some had requested calls to appear in public. 1:24 A Democratic lawmaker says the Jan. 6 committee has “unfounded evidence” that other members of Congress have pardoned him. Lawmakers have said that perhaps the most important member of their audience during the hearing may be Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has to decide whether his department can and should prosecute Trump. They left no doubt as to whether the evidence was sufficient to proceed. The story goes on under the ad “Once the data has been gathered from the Department of Justice, it must decide whether it can prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the chairman or anyone else,” said spokesman Adam Schiff, D-Calif. “But they need to be investigated if there is credible evidence, which I think exists.” MP Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Another member told CNN that he did not intend to “hit” Garland, but noted that the commission has already stated in legal memoranda that members of the criminal law believe that Trump has violated. “I think he knows, his staff knows, US lawyers know what is at stake here,” Ruskin said. No president or former president has ever been charged. Garland did not say whether he would be willing to prosecute. © 2022 The Canadian Press
