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He faces four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and to deny voters the right to have their ballots counted. Live now to tim heaphy, former lead investigator for the house january 6th select committee. Thank you so much forjoining us. I think for people who perhaps havent covered every twist and turn of the story, just explain to us why that january 6th select committee was so crucial to what we are seeing now . Facts are what makes cases and determines outcomes, and the s...

Too farfrom there, department ofjustice, which is not too far from there, saying they are making this illegal attempt to interfere in the 2024 election. again, rememberwhat interfere in the 2024 election. again, remember what you are hearing from far right extreme republicans who continue to have trumps back, though hes not in office any more, they are saying this is an attempt by the democrats to really make it possible forjoe biden to win next years general election in 2024. so i think this is...

Session of congress, at which the electors are certified, is the official proceeding. so the evidence the special council must produce will demonstrate that mr trump intended that process not go forward, that it be obstructed or impeded. hes also charged with conspiracy to defraud the united states, which also gave rise to conspiracy to prevent the lawful function of government. again, the certification would be such a function. in the final charges deprivation of rights — the act of attemptin...

Trump is running for president in order to avoid jail time, something to that effect, those were his exact words, and he got booed for that. but look, there are many moderate, centrist republicans who even identified as independent now in the era of donald trump that feel that the republican party needs somebody else at its top, that this former president is too rife with problems, that hes not representative of any sort of values of any policies he stands for, he stands only for himself. so thi...

Attorney general, his white house council, members of his family who came and provided information about saying no. there were a lot of very courageous people who put principle over party, who held firm to the rule of law and would not do what the president suggested they do or had the authority and basis to do. so it was the facts we found and how compelling they were. it was that there was... that was in the referrals the committee made to the department ofjustice. find referrals the committe...

They can... well, the question is not whether any of these jurors wouldve heard about this matter or this case beforehand, but rather relying on the evidence and statements admitted in the court in order to get a fair trial. thats really the question these jurors have to answer. really the question these “urors have to answer.�* really the question these “urors have to answer. �* , ., have to answer. and in terms of the le . al have to answer. and in terms of the legal process. _ have to...

Able to get to, and they certainly laid out the case and made it publicly, they put it on television and lead the trail for the doj to follow, and it certainly did consolidate the case quite quickly. and we heard timothy say there that what they had were a lot of republicans who were involved in that process, and were willing to talk about their experiences and why they were supporting the process. i think perhaps whats interesting for people watching this and listening to whats been said, there...

Pretty strong evidentiary foundation upon which he could build. he took that and has taken some additional steps, hes gotten access to additional information that has only made the possible criminal case stronger. we are already at the point in the end of our process, which was the very first couple of days of this year, that there was evidence of criminal conduct, and in the eight months, the special council has continued to pursue those facts, my suggestion is hes only gotten more.— those fa...

Speedy trial, the defendant trying to delay it, and well see how the government lays that.— government lays that. thanks for our government lays that. thanks for your insights- _ lets bring in the democratic party strategist cristina antelo. as people are aware, mr trump is still in the air, he was due to land very shortly. your thoughts, listening to timothy they are talking about the january 6th committee, which is so crucial to understanding where we are today, that was the first big part o...

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