authority ten, the chair now says that the committee approval to release the deposition good morning, last week, the select committee laid out a preview of our initial findings about the conspiracy overseeing and directed by donald trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, it blocked the transfer of power, a scheme unprecedented in american history. my colleagues and i don t want to spend time talking about ourselves during these these hearings, but as someone who has run for office a few times, i can tell you that the end of a campaign, it all comes down to numbers. the numbers tell you the winner and loser. for the most part, the numbers don t lie, but if something does not add up with the numbers, you will go to court to get resolution. that is the end of the line. we accept those results. that s what it means to respect the rule of law. that s what it means to seek elected office in our democracy because those numbers are not just numbers, they ar
last week, as the chairman noted, our committee begin outlining a seven-part plan overseen by president trump to overturn the 2020 election. today, we will begin looking at the initial part of that plan. president trump s effort to convince millions of americans that the election was stolen from him by overwhelming fraud. the federal court has already reviewed elements of the committees evidence on this point and said this, quote, in the months following the election, numerous credible sources from the presidents inner circle to agency leadership and statisticians informed president trump and dr. eastman that there was no evidence of election fraud, close quote. sufficient to overturn the 2020 presidential election. the courts opinion methodically documented each of the principal reasons for that conclusion. i would urge all those watching to read it. today, we will begin to show