The president’s eldest daughter was in one of the first videos played by committee members during their opening remarks at Thursday’s hearing. During remarks by Liz Cheney, the MP showed how Trump, a White House aide, explained how he accepted Attorney General Bill Barr’s claim that the election was fair and free of fraud. “I respect AG Barr and I accepted what he said,” Ms Trump told the committee in a recorded statement. Her words come in direct conflict with the former president’s numerous lies about the 2020 election, which he still refuses to admit he lost, and proves that Trump’s inner circle warned him that he was spreading misinformation long before January 6. . More …
