JANUARY 6th HEARINGS - Insurrection Hearing Updates 06/13/2022

"Testimony of Trump aides sheds light on former president’s false voter fraud claims" PBS NewsHour 6/13/2022

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SUMMARY:  For nearly a year, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has worked mostly behind closed doors, gathering more than 140,000 documents and talking to more than 1,000 witnesses.  On Monday, the committee shared new details from some of former President Trump's inner circle about the spread of the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen.  Amna Nawaz reports.

 

 

"What stands out from Day 2 of Jan. 6 committee hearings" PBS NewsHour 6/13/2022

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SUMMARY:  With the second day of Jan. 6 committee hearings complete, we get two perspectives on the day's events.  Ben Ginsberg one of Monday's witnesses and a longtime Republican elections attorney who has worked with the RNC and multiple presidential campaigns, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss who runs American University's Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab, join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"Jan. 6 committee examines how Trump pressured Pence to overturn the 2020 election" PBS NewsHour 6/16/2022

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SUMMARY:  The Jan. 6 committee held its third public hearing Thursday afternoon.  The focus was on the role of former Vice President Mike Pence during the counting of the Electoral College votes, and public and private efforts led by former President Trump and his allies to pressure Pence to throw out the results.  NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"Rep. Adam Schiff on Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection, Ginni Thomas testimony" PBS NewsHour 6/16/2022

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SUMMARY:  The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday spelled out how former President Trump repeatedly pushed Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election.  Rep. Adam Schiff of California, who is one of seven Democrats on the committee investigating the insurrection, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"What we learned on Day 3 of the Jan. 6 committee hearings" PBS NewsHour 6/16/2022

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SUMMARY:  The Jan. 6 committee heard a third day of testimony Thursday as it sought to link former President Trump to the Capitol attack and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.  Garrett Graff author of "Watergate: A New History," and Ned Foley who directs Ohio State University's election law program, join Judy Woodruff to discuss.