trump electors. we are going to hear from four witnesses this afternoon, including the secretary of state for georgia, brad raffensperger and his chief operating officer, gabriel sterling, big public figures in the wake of the november election in 2020. the committee says it s going to show evidence that former president trump put undue pressure on legislatures to try to put forward alternative slates and electors. for president trump, the strategy did not work, legislatures did not go along with it. you see betty thompson taking it there, much of the questioning will be handled by california congressman adam schiff as he questions the witnesses and makes the majority of the presentation. liz cheney there seated to betty thompson s left-hand side, adam schiff on the right-hand side. we expect the hearing will last at least a couple of hours. let s pause now while chairman thompson gavels in today s hearing. the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the u
like. this is from the public hearings of the january 6th committee. president donald trump s intention was to remain president of the united states despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power. what the president wanted the vice president to do was not just wrong, it was illegal and unconstitutional. in your view, what he was asking you to do would have violated your oath to the constitution of both the united states constitution and the constitution of the state of arizona? yes, sir. i did not want for the department of justice to be put in a posture where it would be doing things that were not consistent with the truth, were not consistent with its own appropriate role or were not consistent with the constitution. and i assume you also would agree the president has a
two-thirds majority vote. we are only 30 plus one. there s no way that could happen. but in your view what he was asking you to do would violate your oath to the constitution, both the united states constitution and the constitution of the state of arizona? yes, sir. did you also receive a call from u.s. representative and di biggs from arizona on the morning of january 6th. i did. what did he ask you to do? i believe that was the day the vote was occurring to each state to have certification, or to declare the certification of the electors and he asked if i would sign on both to a letter that had been sent from my state and/or that i would support the decertification of the electors, and i said i would not. mr. speaker, on december 4,