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january six insurrection took direct aim at former president donald trump for his role in inciting the events of the day. the prime time televised hearing paid into a picture of a president who at best was unmoved by the chaos he helped create. at worst, was intent on capitalizing on the arrest we, unrest, to overturn the 2020 election. [inaudible] multiple members of congress requested pardons from trump after the sixth. i was one of the first to call after that day a coup. the house ...

revealing that the capitol attack was farm of former president trumps plans, not just a rally that got out of control. as chairman bennie thompson put it, quote, the violence was no accident. i represented trumps last stand, the most desperate chance to hold the transfer of power. officials testified that they informed trump repeatedly that he lost. former ag bill barr called bs on trumps election conspiracies. according to the committee -- >> i had three discussions with the president...

saudi saudi arabia? good evening tonight, former president trump lashing out and insulting his daughter ivanka in the process after the january 6th committee laid the blame squarely on him, repeatedly playing video of his closest advisers admitting trump lost the election fair and square in fact one of them was his own daughter ivanka trump who said she agreed with attorney general bill barr that the election was not stolen. >> in fact your perspective about the election when attorne...

also tonight, liz cheney described kevin mccarthy as shaken on january 6th, scared and calling members of the trump family for help. now, hes calling the investigation of the attack illegitimate. what happened to the republican leader who privately said he would hold people accountable for the insurrection? plus, devastating new reporting about the police response to the uvalde shooting. according to the "new york times," officers knew there were kids in need of medical help but waited...

squarely on donald trump and his baseless conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen. listen to this. >> president trump ignored the rulings of our nations courts. he ignored his own campaign leadership, his white house staff, many republican state officials. he ignored the department of justice and the department of homeland security. president trump invested millions of dollars of campaign funds, purposely spreading false information, running ads he knew were false and con...

explained how trump and his aids spread lies the election was stolen even though they knew they were false and delivered a message to those who still support trump. >> in our country we dont swear an oath to an individual or political party. we take our oath to defend the united states constitution. that oath must mean something. tonight, i say this to my republican colleagues, you are defending the indefensible. there will come a day when donald trump is gone. your dishonor will remai...

the january 6 u.s. capitol riot. >> we dont swear an oath to an individual or a political party. we take our oath to defend the united states constitution. >> we have a breach at the capitol. >> our work must do much more than just look back. the cause of our democracy remains in danger, conspiracy to fraught the will of the people is not over. >> it is friday, june 10th, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the house select committee investigating the capitol riot says january 6 was the cull...

chilling conspiracy to remain in power. an intentional scheme that played out in seven different way, one that culminates in an attempted coup. >> all americans should keep in mind this fact. on the morning of january 6, president trumps 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. over multiple months donald trump oversaw and coordinated a sophisticated seve...

on the u.s. capitol, that he was the central player in trying to overturn the election and that they have the evidence to prove it. over the next few weeks we will see how they meet the high bar they have set for themselves. during the primetime hearing they presented never before seen video of the violence as rioters breached the capitol and there was testimony from a u.s. capitol police officer who suffered a traumatic brain injury during the attack. republican liz cheney presented t...

as they fell, you know. it was carnage. it was chaos. >> it was an emotional night for police officers like carey dunne and brian sicknicks partner brought to tears, reliving the horrific day. carey dunne will join us just ahead. the committee also used testimony from trumps own attorney general, and his daughter and adviser ivanka trump to show president trump was told repeatedly his claims of election fraud were a lie or as bill barr put it, bs, and he did not abbreviate. and commi...