The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its second public hearing Monday. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has more.
Jan. 6 Public Hearing
Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) delivered a closing statement at the conclusion of the January 6th Select Committee’s second public hearing about the findings of their investigation. Cheney, Vice-Chair of the Select Committee, provided details of what’s expected at the committee’s upcoming public hearings later this week.
Liz Cheney
Monday’s hearing included testimony from former Attorney General William Barr and others within the Department of Justice. Barr, in recorded testimony, said then-President Donald Trump didn’t seem to be listening when he had told him that he did not find any signs of widespread election fraud and that it was like playing Whac-a-Mole when dealing with Trump and his allies’ baseless claims of election fraud. Barr said Trump became detached from reality after the election.
In video testimony played at Monday’s hearing, Senior Investigative Counsel for the House of Representatives Amanda Wick said $250 million was raised by the Trump campaign between the election and the January 6 attack on the Capitol through millions of fundraising emails alleging voter fraud. Wick testified that the Trump campaign knew these claims of voter fraud were false, yet they continued to barrage small-dollar donors with emails encouraging them to donate to something called ‘The Official Election Defense Fund.’ According to the Select Committee, no such fun exists. There will be two more public hearings this week, one at 8 am (MDT) on Wednesday, and one at 11 am (MDT) on Thursday. Additional public hearings are anticipated, but not yet scheduled.
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Last modified: June 14, 2022