The commission’s annual inquiry into the Capitol attack aims to show how America’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of power came close to escaping and what that could mean for future elections. He will reconstruct the way in which Trump refused to concede the 2020 election, spread false allegations of voter fraud and orchestrated an unprecedented public and private campaign to stay in power until the day Vice President Mike Pence executed him. its ritual role in certifying the election.
What will happen
On Thursday night, the commission is expected to present creepy reports from police involved in a hand-to-hand battle with the mob, including the testimony of U.S. Capitol Officer Caroline Edwards, who was seriously injured in the attack. Also on Thursday will be the documentary Nick Quest, who filmed the extremist Proud Boys invading the Capitol. Accounts will be recorded by Trump’s top aides in the White House, the government and the campaign, as well as members of the Trump family, an aide to the commission told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Former United States President Donald Trump will meet with the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff, Mark Mendows, on October 21, 2020. The actions and statements of both men are another line of inquiry for the House committee. (Al Drapo / Reuters) The committee divided the research into different thematic groups that are expected to structure the hearings. Probably the most interesting is the investigation into Trump and those who tried to help him overthrow the election, as well as the actions of the Trump administration’s Department of Justice in the weeks leading up to January 6th. A team looked at the government’s response, including the slow deployment of the National Guard and the Capitol police’s fights that day. Other research topics include those who organized and funded the Jan. 6 rally, as well as social media misinformation and the current state of domestic extremism in the United States.
Who spoke to the committee?
The committee has conducted more than 1,000 testimonies and interviews, most of which are unknown. Those in attendance are Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kouchner, former White House advisers, and lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has leveled allegations of fraud since the election. Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, also recently met with the commission, according to reports. Jared Kouchner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, former White House advisers, have reportedly appeared before the commission. (Patrick Semansky / The Associated Press) The commission has issued at least 99 known summonses to oblige the deposition. Jeffrey Clark, a senior Justice Department official in the Trump administration, finally agreed to testify following the threat of prosecution. According to published reports and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Clark was more receptive than other Justice officials to plans to run alternative, Republican-friendly constituencies in some states that Biden won.
Who has not spoken to the committee?
Trump urged former aides to ignore committee calls. The panel has not heard of its last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, its last attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, or the current leader of the Republican minority in Parliament, Kevin McCarthy. Parliament voted to propose to the Justice Department accusations of congressional contempt for four of Trump’s associates for refusing to cooperate: Mendous and former top Trump administration officials Steve Bannon, Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino. Bannon is due to stand trial in July and Navarro was recently indicted. Sentences could carry up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $ 100,000. Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump, complained bitterly to reporters on June 3 after being briefly jailed that day after being charged with two counts of contempt of Congress. (Kevin Lamarck / Reuters)
About the panel
While there are two Republicans on the nine-member committee – Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger – overall, there is no bipartisan spirit at the 9/11 Commission and Watergate hearings. The House committee was approved in June 2021, after Senate Republicans prevented the formation of an independent, bipartisan committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rejected a number of Republican nominees nominated by McCarthy, including some who remain skeptical of the 2020 outcome. at the White House on December 21, 2020. This combination of photos shows the members of the select committee of the Parliament. Top left: Jamie Raskin, Zoe Lofgren, committee chair Bennie Thompson, Elaine Luria and Pete Aguilar. Bottom row left: Adam Kinzinger, Stephanie Murphy, Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff. (The Associated Press) Congress does not have the power to prosecute, but it could refer criminal acts based on what they find to the Justice Department – perhaps even Trump. Such a referral would bring Attorney General Merrick Garland and his attorneys on the spot.
The bets
The committee is expected to report by the end of the year. If the midterm elections in November lead the House to control the Republicans, it is very likely that the investigations into the Trump administration will end on January 6. Democrats’ efforts to overthrow him are not over, Democrats say, with multiple polls showing that many Americans still mistakenly believe Trump won, and some states across the country have gone to the polls to replace election officials and politicians who have ousted them. electoral fraud. Pennsylvania Republican nominee for governor in November Doug Mastriano believes the 2020 election was rigged and also attended the aforementioned Jan. 6 White House strategy meeting. Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano is the Republican nominee for governor of that state. Mastriano, who was seen May 17, offered to take part in a volunteer interview with the Congressional Caucus investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. (Carolyn Kaster / The Associated Press) Maryland Democrat Jamie Ruskin, a member of the committee, said Tuesday that the measure of success would be “whether we can maintain American democracy and our institutions.” No credible allegations of widespread electoral fraud were made in the dozens of cases that went to court and were subsequently dismissed. The Trump administration’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Service described the election as “the safest in American history.” In the days before he resigned in December 2020, Bill Barr told the Associated Press that nothing was revealed “on a scale that could have a different effect on the election.”
Are the actions of Trump and his associates being considered elsewhere?
Yes. Georgia officials currently have a special jury to look into Trump and his White House efforts to pressure government officials to overturn a Biden victory there. Former Navarro aide also recently said he had received a summons from the Ministry of Justice. The Garland section is silent on whether it is considering the Trump administration in relation to January 6th. Serious areas of concern also include the fact that White House documents were found on the Trump estate in Florida and that there was a multi-hour gap in the White House’s January 6 call logs.
Who was accused?
Outside the commission, nearly 850 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol attack, including more than 250 accused of attacking or obstructing law enforcement. “Our democracy is at stake; the points we propose when they are approved will guarantee that these insurgents will never do it again.”-Chairman https://t.co/Kzd602yjUf – @ January6thCmte More than 300 people have pleaded guilty to various charges. Six people were found guilty in trials. Many members and associates of the extremist Proud Boys and Oath Keepers have been charged with aggravated conspiracy, which carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
