The Jan. 6 committee is producing a public record for history, showing how the deadly Capitol riot was sparked months earlier on Election Night 2020. Here’s what we know after eight hearings held by the House panel.
The committee revealed new evidence that the attack on the Capitol was not a spontaneous event but one set in motion by the president’s actions.
The committee revealed in text messages from rally organizer Kylie Kremer that there were plans for a second stage to be set up outside the Capitol, which sits across from the Supreme Court. Instead, the security detail drove Trump back to the White House, where an aide told him about the riot at the Capitol.
“You know, Commander in Chief, you got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America. And there’s nothing? No call? Nothing? Zero?” testified Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Georgia election workers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman recounted their fear, sadness and anger over a president who publicly and falsely accused them of voter fraud, leaving the mother and daughter still afraid to live their lives.
The day after the election, Trump was convinced by his team to deliver an address to the nation, but he would not stick to the script.
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