He tweeted that a fuller transcript would show that he also said, “ believed that Matt was not looking at the prospect of legal challenges going our way and that Matt was looking at purely from what those numbers were showing as opposed to broader things to include legality and election integrity issues which, as a data guy, he may not have been monitoring.”Ĭheney said that the committee ultimately would show that a Trump tweet issued 18 days before the riot was “pivotal” and prompted the far-right Proud Boys group to take the lead in storming the Capitol.
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Miller accused Cheney of not providing the full context. The first of many video clips played during the hearing was of Trump Attorney General Bill Barr’s deposition, in which he recalled telling the 45th president that his claims of election fraud were “bulls–t.”Ĭheney introduced excerpts from depositions with former Trump aide Jason Miller, who described an Oval Office meeting days after the 2020 election with Trump campaign data expert Matt Oczkowski, who told Trump ” in pretty blunt terms that he was going to lose.” In a separate audio clip, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner admitted he brushed off White House Counsel Pat Cipollone’s alleged threat to quit over Trump’s post-election maneuvers as “whining.” Cheney said Trump in acted in “violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power.” AP/J. I’m reminded of that dark history as I hear voices today try and justify the actions of the insurrection on Jan.
“I’m from a part of the country where people justify the actions of slavery, the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who spoke broadly about the events of Jan. The congresswoman’s opening statement was more detailed than the one read by chairman Rep.
She voted last year to impeach Trump for allegedly inciting the riot and Trump has endorsed her congressional primary challenger Harriet Hageman. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesĬheney, one of two Republicans on the panel, clashed repeatedly with Trump during his four years in office, particularly on foreign policy. Liz Cheney alleged that President Donald Trump said that Vice President Mike Pence “deserves” to be hanged as Trump supporters chanted “hang Mike Pence” during the Capitol riot. 6, President Donald Trump’s intention was to remain the president of the United States, despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power,” Cheney went on. In our hearings, you will see evidence of each element of this plan.” Pence said he didn’t have the authority, but Trump tweeted his VP “ didn’t have the courage.“Ĭheney also claimed that “over multiple months, Donald Trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power. Trump did, however, tweet as the riot unfolded that he was upset that Pence refused his demand to set aside swing-state electors for President-elect Joe Biden. “I NEVER said, or even thought of saying, ‘Hang Mike Pence.’ This is either a made up story by somebody looking to become a star, or FAKE NEWS!” Trump wrote Friday on his social media platform Truth Social. The committee did not present evidence to support the allegation Thursday and Trump denied it in a statement. “You will hear that President Trump was yelling and ‘really angry’ at advisers who told him he needed to be doing something more,” Cheney said, “and - aware of the rioters’ chants to hang Mike Pence - the president responded with this sentiment quote: ‘Maybe our supporters have the right idea.’ Mike Pence quote ‘deserves it.'” 6, 2021, riot, made the claim in her opening statement at the committee’s first primetime hearing, which included an 11-minute video tracing the violence as it unfolded, soundtracked by increasingly frantic police radio communications. Liz Cheney alleged Thursday that then-President Donald Trump said during last year’s Capitol riot that Vice President Mike Pence “deserves” to be hanged as Trump supporters chanted “hang Mike Pence.”Ĭheney, the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. Peter Meijer beaten by Dem-funded, far-right challenger 6 probeĮx-White House counsel Pat Cipollone subpoenaed by Jan. Trump legal team talks to the feds about Jan. 6 ‘if the facts and the evidence are there’ Liz Cheney urges DOJ to charge Trump over Jan.
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