Trump Ignored His Closest Advisors’ Warnings About False Election Fraud Claims, Fired Some, And Went Ahead With A Criminal Conspiracy To Overturn The Results
During the January 6th Committee’s second hearing, witnesses revealed how Trump ignored his closest advisors to orchestrate a months-long effort to overturn the will of the people. The Committee continues to lay out the evidence proving that Trump knowingly lied about his baseless claims of election fraud and the ongoing assault against our country.
Associated Press: Jan. 6 Witness: Trump ‘Detached From Reality’ Over Election. “Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president was becoming “detached from reality” and clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the Capitol attack was told Monday.” [Associated Press, 6/13/22]
CNN: 7 Takeaways From Monday’s January 6 Hearing. “Here are the key takeaways from the panel’s second hearing this month about Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the violence in the Capitol on January 6. Stepien surprise sets off a scramble — but committee quickly adapts…Lengthy depositions take place of witness testimony…Barr becomes debunker-in-chief…Committee argues Trump peddled fraud claims in bad faith after he was personally told were not legitimate…Committee focuses on ‘Team Normal’ vs Rudy standoff…Committee reveals details of investigation into campaign’s finances…Committee connects fraud to the violence.” [CNN, 6/13/22]
The Hill: Trump’s Inner Circle Testifies His Claims Were Bogus. “The House committee examining last year’s attack on the Capitol accused former President Trump on Monday of lying purposely to the public in order to stay in power and raise money from sympathetic supporters — an orchestrated effort the panel said led directly to the deadly insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021.” [The Hill, 6/13/22]
The Hill: Jan. 6 Panel Says Trump Preyed On Small Campaign Donors. “The Trump campaign exploited its donors to raise millions of dollars off of claims of election fraud officials knew were false, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot argued Monday.” [The Hill, 6/13/22]
New York Times: Barr Says Trump Was ‘Detached From Reality’ on 2020 Election Claims. “On the second day of the hearing, William P. Barr, the former attorney general, said in a recorded deposition that claims of widespread electoral fraud were nonsense. As the hearing closed, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Mr. Trump used lies about fraud as a fund-raising tool.” [New York Times, 6/13/22]
Wall Street Journal: Jan. 6 Hearing Monday Focuses on Trump’s False Claims of 2020 Election Victory, Fraud. “‘If he really believes this stuff, he has become detached from reality,’ says former Attorney General Barr.” [WSJ, 6/13/22]
Washington Post: Trump’s Inner Circle Warned Him Election Fraud Claims Were False. “A parade of top advisers — including the former president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — told investigators that Trump ignored their advice. They included former campaign manager Bill Stepien, who has not spoken publicly about the Trump campaign before or after the February deposition, portions of which were shown Monday. ” [Washington Post, 6/13/22]
In The States
AZCentral: Fox News Network Call For Arizona On Election Night 2020 Threw Trump Campaign Into Turmoil. Testimony given at the Jan. 6 hearing showed how the atmosphere in Trump’s inner circle turned dire after Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden. [AZCentral, 6/13/22]
Detroit Free Press: Jan. 6 Panel: Trump Advisers Told Him His Election Claims In Michigan Were Bogus. “In its second hearing, the Democrat-led committee laid out some of the misinformation and baseless claims of fraudulent voting, ballot dumping and manipulated voting machines Trump and his allies, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, made in Michigan and a handful of other key swing states.” [Detroit Free Press, 6/13/22]
The Charlotte Observer: Hearing Shows Trump’s Election Lies Led To Jan. 6. Nc Republicans Spread Them. “The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection held its second public hearing Monday, in which it discussed Trump’s “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was stolen — and how that laid the groundwork for the riot. On election night, the committee said, a drunk Rudy Giuliani told Trump that he should just claim he won, insist that vote counting stop and declare that everything was fraudulent.” [The Charlotte Observer, 6/13/22]
Las Vegas Review-Journal: House Panel Continues Jan. 6 Investigation. “The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false. The argument is key to the committee’s investigation as the nine-member panel details its evidence about what led to the violent insurrection. The rioters who broke into the Capitol that day and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory were echoing Trump’s falsehoods that he, not Biden, had rightfully won the election.” [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 6/13/22]
