former president of the united states Donald trump card (2017-2021) and his close circle plan to reject results and declare themselves victory months before November 2020 presidential election, Legislative Council investigates attack The Capitol on January 6, 2021.
At the committee’s ninth public hearing House of Representativeslawmakers exposed evidence, including recorded testimony from former Trump officials and advisers, as well as emails, to prove the decision to try to overturn the results of the November 2020 election was premeditated.
In those elections, Democrats Joe Biden He defeated the then-Republican president, who refused to admit the results, claiming without evidence that his opponent committed fraud.
“Trump had a premeditated plan to declare the election fraudulent and stolen even before the outcome was known,” the Republican congresswoman said. Liz Cheney during the hearing Washington.
From the evening of November 4th to the early morning of November 5th, 2020, trump card Declared victory in the presidential election, although votes have yet to be counted, many of which were deposited by mail due to the pandemic.
Council legislators pledge to campaign already planned And sparked a slew of baseless allegations of electoral fraud by Trump and his supporters, culminating in a group of the then-president’s supporters storming the Capitol to prevent a Biden victory from being sanctioned.
According to emails obtained by the committee, on October 31, a few days before the election, tom FittonTrump’s political advisers sent his team a transcript of the speech for the then-president to declare victory and reject mail-in ballots.
Statement from Steve Bannon Yes Roger stonetwo political advisers close to the former president, where they detailed plans to cancel the election and question the outcome to generate instability.
[“Donald Trump estaba en el centro” del asalto al Capitolio: el Congreso acorrala al expresidente]
“He’s going to declare victory, that doesn’t mean he’s a winner, but he’s going to say it, and if Biden wins, Trump is going to do some pretty crazy things,” Bannon told Chinese partners on Oct. 10. said at a meeting. March 3, 2020, according to the audio recording provided at the hearing.
Cheney explained that when the committee completes the investigation it started more than a year ago, it may send “a series of criminal recommendations” to the Justice Department.
“Our country can’t just punish the foot soldiers who storm the Capitol. Those who plot to overturn the election and bring us to violence must also be held accountable,” the Republican lawmaker said.
After the meeting, the committee can announce finish their work Or announce a new hearing, with a final report expected later this year.
Today’s hearing comes a few weeks before the November 8 US legislative election.
About 10,000 people, most of them Trump supporters, demonstrated in front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when about 800 people stormed the building, while Biden’s election victory was sanctioned. Five people were killed and about 140 police officers were injured.
The committee’s creation was driven by Democrats, and two of its members are Republicans: Cheney, who serves as vice president, and Adam Jin Qingge.
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