The last of the committee’s hearings on January 6 ended after nearly three hours, focusing on Donald Trump’s refusal to withdraw the mob of supporters who violently attacked Congress. Along with detailing Mr. Trump’s inaction during the attack on Congress, the committee reviewed excerpts from a speech by the then-president on Jan. 7, and two administrative officers who resigned after witnessing riots in the Capitol. The committee began proceedings by revealing that there will be further hearings in September. They also covered efforts by White House staff to try to get Trump to act as rioters began hacking the Capitol and desperate radio communications from Mike Pence’s security detail. Meanwhile, prosecutors have rested their case against far-right activist and Trump ally Steve Bannon, who is in court facing charges of criminal contempt of Congress. The Justice Department maintains that it simply “decided it was above the law” when it refused to comply with a Jan. 6 subpoena from the select committee. In other news, former first lady Melania Trump lashed out at her former chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, alleging that she was not briefed on the rebellion on Capitol Hill.
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Melania Trump says her former aide didn’t tell her about the Capitol uprising
Former first lady Melania Trump says she “would have immediately denounced the violence” during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, but a top aide committed a “dereliction of duty” and didn’t tell her what was happening soon enough to makes a public statement.
Melania Trump says aide didn’t tell her about Capitol riot soon enough to convict her
Former First Lady Chief of Staff Says Mrs Trump Refused to Condemn Riot on Capitol Hill Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 06:00 1658465100
The video shows that Trump literally cannot say that he lost the election
Donald Trump literally can’t seem to say that he lost the 2020 election in a video recently released by the Jan. 6 committee. As the commission investigating the attack on the US Capitol held its eighth presentation, it played a video of the then-president repeating over and over a speech condemning the violence that his staff had urged him to make. “I don’t want to say the election is over,” Mr. Trump is heard saying in a video shot by his staff on January 7. Andrew Buncombe covered the hearings for The Independent.
New video shows Donald Trump literally unable to say he lost the election
The President was corrected many times by daughter Ivanka Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 05:45 1658464320
Trump watched supporters storm the Capitol on television as aides implored him to act
Donald Trump watched his supporters storm the US Capitol on television while his senior staff begged him to remove the rioters, the panel alleged Jan. 6. Democratic Congresswoman and committee member Elaine Luria introduced a hearing on Thursday saying the committee would present evidence that Mr Trump failed to act as the attack unfolded. “This hearing is primarily about what happened inside the White House that afternoon, from the time President Trump finished his speech to the time he finally told the crowd to go home. 187 minutes long, more than three hours,” he said.
Trump watched Capitol attack on TV as aides begged him to act, panel says
Jan. 6 panel says evidence will show Trump failed to act as supporters attack Capitol Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 05:32 1658463300
New footage shows Josh Hawley running away from pro-Trump protesters, hours after angering them
Video released by the committee on Jan. 6 shows Republican Sen. Josh Hawley running away from pro-Trump protesters hours after he was pictured raising his fist in solidarity with them. Democratic Congresswoman Elaine Luria revealed the video in a hearing on Thursday after first showing a photo of Mr. Hawley showing his support for protesters before Congress convened to certify the presidential election.
The video shows Josh Hawley running from Trump protesters after an earlier rally of support
Senator Hawley was pictured showing support for protesters earlier in the day Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 05:15 1658462460
Secret Service radio traffic reveals desperate efforts to protect Pence on Jan. 6
Members of the U.S. Secret Service were unsure of their ability to successfully protect Mike Pence during the Jan. 6 attack and left emotional messages for their families as the uprising approached, the Jan. 6 panel revealed Thursday. The shocking revelation is one of the most devastating hearings yet: the vice president’s own security team was being terrorized by the president’s supporters through the capital as the same supporters who voted for Mr Pence in November shouted death threats at him . John Bowden reports from the hearing.
Radio traffic reveals desperate efforts to protect Pence as rioters storm Capitol
Terrified Secret Service agents left messages for family members Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 05:01 1658462126
New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin attacked
Chaotic scenes were witnessed after a gunman attempted to attack New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during his campaign speech. He was giving a speech when a man came on stage and appeared to start fighting with the congressman, said Katie Vincents, Zeldin’s campaign spokeswoman. “He’s fine. He’s not seriously injured. It’s just a chaotic scene over there,” said New York Democratic Party Chairman Nick Langworthy. Mr Langworthy said Mr Zeldin had “a bit of a scrape” but it was not what anyone would consider an injury. The attacker was taken into custody after being overwhelmed by a crowd and the MP continued his speech. He’s challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hotchul this November. Shweta Sharma22 July 2022 04:55 1658461505
More auditions to come in September
The co-chairs of the January 6th select committee confirmed that their inquiry will continue throughout the summer and the committee will reconvene for a second round of public hearings in September. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee’s chairman, and Vice Chairman Liz Cheney made the announcement at the start of Thursday’s hearing, after noting in earlier meetings that more witnesses continue to come forward and testify for lawmakers.
The committee chairman on January 6 announces more hearings in September
The announcement comes as members report more witnesses are coming forward Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 04:45 1658460605
Recap: Pence’s bodyguards bid farewell to family as Trump ‘chose not to act’ during Capitol attack
The violence that unfolded as a pro-Trump mob stormed Capitol Hill on the day Congress ratified Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory so worried Secret Service agents tasked with protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence that some of them called their family to say goodbye. while then-President Donald Trump did nothing, according to testimony before the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 Thursday. The prime-time session, the eighth in a series of hearings the nine-member panel has used to present what it learned about the Capitol attack during its year-long investigation, revealed that Mr. Trump’s inaction during the 187 minutes that elapsed when he finished a speech at an Ellipse rally that day when he went to the White House Rose Garden to film a now-infamous video in which he told his supporters to go home after calling them “very special.” Andrew Feinberg reports for the Independent from the latest shocking hearing on January 6.
Pence’s security bid farewell to family as Trump ‘chose not to act’ on Capitol attack
Latest committee hearing examines president’s failure to act despite pleas from White House aides Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 04:30 1658460185
Voices: Now we know where Trump really was on January 6th
For 187 minutes, former President Donald Trump did nothing to stop the carnage he created. Really, why would he? He was watching the culmination of his months-long coup unfold. Tonight’s hearing gave a minute-by-minute look at the January 6 riot, during which we discovered some interesting new details about that day. For example: Trump sat in the White House dining room for three hours watching the Capitol attack on Fox News. He sent his tweet at 14:24 attacking Vice President Mike Pence fully aware that he was in danger. And instead of calling in the military or law enforcement to help stop the violence, he spent his time calling Republican senators to pressure them into helping him overturn the election. All this happened while his aides, allies and family members begged him to stop the violence.
Locked in a room with Fox News: Where Trump really was on January 6
We’re about to find out if a president can get away with literally anything Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 04:23 1658459765
Trump reacts to latest hearing
Referring to his earlier complaints about the select committee’s refusal to investigate his debunked claim that he recommended tens of thousands of troops to guard the Capitol on January 6, former President Donald Trump posted: The Unselect Committee refuses to do this because it ends their bogus case. Will there be any report or study by the Unelected on how the election was rigged and stolen? There’s so much evidence, but the Unselects don’t want to be seen in any way, shape or form – and for good reason – it would ruin their latest con! Oliver O’Connell22 July 2022 04:16
