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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House investigators are trying to make a methodical case that President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election led directly to his

Trump allegedly lied to his base in order to fundraise, and then used that money to pursue his own political and personal ends

Their donations were for the legal fight in the courts. but the trump campaign didn't use the money for that. the big lie was also a big ripoff. the former president laid the groundwork for these false claims well in advance of the election. as early as april, 2020, mr. trump claimed that the only way he could lose an election would be as a result of fraud. >> you know the things with bundling and all of the things that are happening with votes by mail, where thousands of votes are gathered and i'm not going to say which party does it. but thousands of votes are gathered and they come in and t...

Are not bowled over by presidents hell bent on victory despite what the people have said. >> i hear what you're talking about, i hear what you're saying. i ask you as somebody well versed and steeped in the facts and your personal person. let me ask you about the big lie with the big ripoff and the financial piece of this. do you believe donald trump could be criminally culpable for potential wrong doing? do you believe the committee has found enough evidence to show that? >> well, again, that's not our job to enter into the statutory elements of mail fraud or federal elections campaign act. t...

WASHINGTON -- The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that several of Trump's advisers warned him against making false