“Donald Trump had a direct and personal role in this effort, as did Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman,” Cheney said in her opening remarks at today’s hearing. “In other words, the same people who were trying to force Vice President Mike Pence to illegally reject the ballot were working at the same time to reverse the outcome of the 2020 state election.”
“Each of these attempts to overthrow the election is independently serious,” he added.
“Everyone deserves the attention of both Congress and our Department of Justice,” Cheney said.
At its third hearing last week, the commission sought to link Trump’s campaign against Pence to violence on Jan. 6, combining testimonies from Pence’s aides, Trump’s public statements and comments from rioters at the Capitol. The commission found that Trump had been told repeatedly that his plan to overthrow Pence was illegal, but he tried to do so anyway.
Cheney said the campaigns were both for a wider purpose and “all in preparation for January 6.”
He reiterated the commission’s view that Trump had said there was no basis for his allegations of electoral fraud.
Cheney played a clip of former Attorney General William Barr in a recorded testimony saying the allegations had “no value.”
“We took a look at it ourselves, carefully, and based on our review, including interviews with key witnesses, the allegations against Fulton County were of no value. The ballot papers under the table were legal ballots. They were not in a suitcase. “, Barr said in the video.
Background: At a previous committee hearing, BJay Pak, the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern Georgia District, testified that his office found that the alleged “suitcase full of ballots” in Georgia was a formal padlock.
title: “Arizona House Speaker Says He Rejects Giuliani S Demands For Fraud " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Katherine Walters”
“Donald Trump had a direct and personal role in this effort, as did Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman,” Cheney said in her opening remarks at today’s hearing. “In other words, the same people who were trying to force Vice President Mike Pence to illegally reject the ballot were working at the same time to reverse the outcome of the 2020 state election.”
“Each of these attempts to overthrow the election is independently serious,” he added.
“Everyone deserves the attention of both Congress and our Department of Justice,” Cheney said.
At its third hearing last week, the commission sought to link Trump’s campaign against Pence to violence on Jan. 6, combining testimonies from Pence’s aides, Trump’s public statements and comments from rioters at the Capitol. The commission found that Trump had been told repeatedly that his plan to overthrow Pence was illegal, but he tried to do so anyway.
Cheney said the campaigns were both for a wider purpose and “all in preparation for January 6.”
He reiterated the commission’s view that Trump had said there was no basis for his allegations of electoral fraud.
Cheney played a clip of former Attorney General William Barr in a recorded testimony saying the allegations had “no value.”
“We took a look at it ourselves, carefully, and based on our review, including interviews with key witnesses, the allegations against Fulton County were of no value. The ballot papers under the table were legal ballots. They were not in a suitcase. “, Barr said in the video.
Background: At a previous committee hearing, BJay Pak, the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern Georgia District, testified that his office found that the alleged “suitcase full of ballots” in Georgia was a formal padlock.
