Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump ignored pleas to stop Jan. 6 violence - Jan. 6 hearings - PBS NewsHour

[Rhiannon12866]

The hearing June 9 was the first of several planned by the Jan. 6 committee in the coming weeks. In the year since its creation, the committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day.

Cheney added that the committee learned that Trump "oversaw and coordinated" a seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election despite advisors being aware Trump had lost. Despite that, Cheney said, the president embarked on a campaign to spread the lie that the election had been stolen.

"Over a series of hearings in the coming weeks, you will hear testimony, live on video, from more than half a dozen former white house staff in the trump administration. All of whom were in the west wing of the white house on January 6th. You will hear testimony that 'The president did not really want to put anything out, calling off the riot or asking his supporters to leave.' You will hear President Trump was yelling and 'really angry' at advisers who told him he needed to be doing something more. And aware of the rioters chants to 'hang Mike Pence,' the president responded with this sentiment: 'Maybe our supporters have the right idea, Mike Pence deserves it.'" - PBS NewsHour 06/09/2022.

[pfitz59]

1. Powerful and direct

let Fux spin that

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Her powerful words really got to me, too.

I can't help but have a lot of respect for Liz Cheney - she did the right thing at great political cost to herself and put everything she has into what will certainly turn out to be historic.

[Raine1967]

3. Thank you for posting this.

I watched it last night and well, popcorn, a little wine, and picking my jaw off the floor a few times, rewatching it was good for more clarity.

What I am even more curious about now, is who else was at the White House meeting on Dec. 18? Cheney mentioned Powell, Flynn Guiliani and others.

There was a meeting on Dec. 21. Wapo reported on it back in April.

Hutchinson also recounted a Dec. 21, 2020, strategy meeting at the White House ahead of the electoral certification attended by Jordan, Greene and Reps. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Other GOP politicians dialed in to the meeting, according to Hutchinson’s testimony.

That night MTG famously posted this video to social Media:

Link to tweet

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[Stuart G]

4. K & R...Special Thanks for posting this. Outstanding.