Today's hearing will look at efforts by Donald Trump's campaign and associates to instruct Republican officials in a number of states to create false electoral slates, falsely certifying that Trump had won states that he had actually lost. | via NPR
An image of former President Donald Trump is displayed during the third hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 16.The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will
to present evidence that then-President Donald Trump and his allies pressured state election officials and legislators to overturn the results of his failed 2020 re-election bid.The panel is revealing details of its months-long investigation this month into the connection between former President Donald Trump's voter fraud conspiracy claims and the insurrection on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
As laid out by the committee, Tuesday's hearing it will also look at efforts by Trump's campaign and associates to instruct Republican officials in a number of states to create false electoral slates, falsely certifying that Trump had won states that he had actually lost. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer at the Georgia secretary of state's office, and Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers are among those slated to testify.
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