![]() Now, in desperation, Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, the Overstock guy, all showed up at the White House with a new plan. RASKIN: Prior to December 18, every attempt that Donald Trump had made to overthrow Joe Biden's Electoral College majority had failed. ![]() As you build a case for the American people against the former president, what is the significance of what happened in that meeting? SUMMERS: During one part of the hearing, we saw a sort of video montage of people who were in the room for this, by all accounts, explosive Oval Office meeting on the evening of December 18. ![]() I mean, we have a separation of powers, and it's not up to Congress to decide that. And I know everybody wants us to answer that question, but I really don't want to step on their toes. If you're asking me the legal question - do prosecutors have sufficient evidence to bring a case do they think they could sustain a proof beyond a reasonable doubt? - that's a judgment for the Department of Justice. You know, the president was the one who sent out the tweet that electrified and galvanized dangerous extremists in the country. RASKIN: I certainly think there's enough evidence for citizens to come to that conclusion. SUMMERS: Based on what you have heard, what your committee has learned, do you believe there is enough evidence to confirm that former President Trump was essentially giving his supporters direct orders to march toward and breach the Capitol? So we basically - we were just following what he said. STEPHEN AYRES: You know, the president, you know, got everybody riled up, told everybody to head on down. SUMMERS: Congressman, the testimony we heard yesterday included testimony from Stephen Ayres, who is one of the members of the pro-Trump group that breached the Capitol on January 6. JAMIE RASKIN: Delighted to be with you guys. And he took a leading role in yesterday's hearing. Be there, the tweet said - will be wild.ĭemocratic Congressman Jamie Raskin is a member of the House committee that's investigating January 6. Yesterday's hearing took the panel and the public inside the Oval Office, as then-President Trump's allies and his legal team battled over the baseless claims of a stolen election hours before Trump sent an overnight tweet calling supporters to Washington. The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has now held seven public hearings. ![]()
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