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WASHINGTON -- The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol heard testimony Tuesday that relentless pressure by President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election provoked threats to the "backbone of our democracy"-- election workers and local officials who fended off the defeated president's demands despite personal risks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from...

Insisted he would method violate his oath of office. >> for me to do that because somebody just asked me to is foreign to my very being. i will not do it. >> some of the most emotional testimony came from a former georgia election worker and her mother who have been harassed and threatened after the former president and miss allies accused them of committing election fraud. >> affected my life in a major way. every way. all because of lies. >> the president of the united states is supposed to re...

I gained about 60 pounds. i just dont do much of anything anymore. >> theres former i feel safe. nowhere. do you know how it feels to have the president of the united states target you? the president of the united states is supposed to represent every american, not to target one. but he targeted me, lady ruby, a small business owner, a mother, a proud american citizen, who stands up to help fulton county run an election in the middle of the pandemic. >> miss moss, i understand that people once s...

Get involved because these pressure schemes dont make it worth it. when lady ruby said i was targeted, it is difficult to say what it means, when someone has followers and they target you, you get home showing up to your house and intimidating you. ordinary people, good people arent going to want to be involved in our political process which depends on the will of good people if they are going to be subjected to that type of treatment and the justice system wont do anything about it. the long-te...

People like me. chris, you know, im from georgia. voted as a young voter in fulton county. black women like ruby freeman were at those precincts where i went to cast my ballot, making me feel welcome, helping me to harp in this democracy. that was a badge of honor for women like them at one point. and now you saw the devastation, the pain on the faces of shaye and her mother, lady ruby, during their. the their lives will never be the same. this is the price of democracy for them. they were -- th...

Former Georgia election worker Shaye Moss testified at the Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday about the attacks she and her family received when Trump and Giuliani targeted them with false accusations.

Witnesses at the latest January 6th hearings share an experience that, since Donald Trump, has become a hallmark of politics: being terrorized by the full modern machinery of American hate-mongering.

As attention is heaped on Republicans who spoke against Trump, the most impactful testimony was given by poll workers.

The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as it described former President Donald Trump’s pressure on states to overturn his 2020 election defeat