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Those were two groups that former trump campaign manager bill stepien says were advising donald trump in the days after the election. apparently he wasnt alone in the assessment. one by one, a number of well-known republicans testified before the january 6th panel today. having the same sentiment, that trump knowingly pushed election fraud lies, and he did so in large part for profit. ill get perspective from political insiders like michelle caudal, kasie hunt, and scott jennings. ive got to kno...

Become detached from reality. >> whether trump was detach frd reality or not, these election lies were allegedly attached to the bank account of many trump supporters. >> the trump campaign used these false claims of election fraud to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from supporters who were told their donations were for the legal fight in the courts. but the trump campaign didnt use the money for. that the big lie was also a big ripoff. >> oh. so, not only is the committee acausing trump o...

Large part for profit. ill get perspective from political insiders like michelle caudal, kasie hunt, and scott jennings. ive got to know your reaction. we went from the headline as the big lie to now the big ripoff. did that set well with you? >> i was stunned at the amount of money that guilfoyle made for that speech. im sorry. i mean -- >> dont you want to be paid $400 a second, scott? the words coming out of your mouth right now -- >> ive got to renegotiate. >> that is a startling thing. if i...

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All. the big ripoff, as congresswoman zoe lofgren calls it. right after the hearing she told cnn that she thinks trump and his family personally -- personally -- benefitted from those donations. >> we know that guilfoyle was paid for the introduction she gave at the speech. i mean, on january 6th. she received compensation for that. >> but is that a crime? >> im not saying its a crime, but i think its a graffiti. $60,000 for two 1/2 minutes. >> now, im a lawyer so i dont do math unless im billin...

Dollars from supporters who were told their donations were for the legal fight in the courts. but the trump campaign didnt use the money for. that the big lie was also a big ripoff. >> oh. so, not only is the committee acausing trump of trying to dupe his base into believing that he was robbed of a second term in office, the panel is accusing his campaign of using those lies to swindle his own supporters out of money for his legal fight, money that was allegedly not even allocated to that at all...

Trapdoor, this way of saying yeah, but i didnt really lose, i was cheated. doesnt matter, whether it is a game of golf, or it is our democracy. it is all the same. >> it doesnt matter if it was on the level, a game of golf or a local election or the national election. misses congresswoman -- yeah, congressman zoe lofgren, her opening statement. watch. >> will also show that the trump campaign used false claims of election fraud to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from supporters, who were t...

Tried to really tie back what -- the lies that president trump was saying, back to what the trump voters were echoing that day at the capitol, i thought it was compelling. they closed out the first hearing with that. they played clips of people who were participating in the insurrection at the capitol. all the lies they had batted away, but illustrated just how much that big lie had seeped into their conscious. >> and congresswoman lofgren there called it the big ripoff. a committee staff invest...

He was using it to -- >> it will also show claims of supporters who were told their donations were for the legal fight in the courts. but the trump campaign didnt use the money for that. the big lie was also a big ripoff. >> one of the examples she cited was donald trump juniors -- are they married, fiance? >> partner. partner. >> 60$,000 she got paid to give a 2 .5 minute speech at the january 6th rally. i assume thats the family and friends discount. >> right. theyre trying to show a lot of th...

More time to prepare its video and get all of its elements together. this after the taped testimony yesterday of former attorney general bill barr saying that donald trump was, quote, detached from reality as he pushed, after the election, to overturn the loss in the lead-up to the riot. the committee found that the big lie helped trump raise $250 million for a non-existent fund for lawyers to help overturn the election. the money instead going for other purposes, including the trump campaign. >...