general bill barr and former president trump s daughter ivanka trump and disturbing footage of the violent attack that took place on the capitol, the committee made out exactly how the hearings will show that this was a culmination of an ateamed coup and they say the former president was at the absolute epicenter of it all. here is some of what we saw. donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the constitution, to march down the capitol and subvert american democracy. i made it cleardy not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff which i told the president was bullshit. i respected attorney general barr so i accepted what he said and was saying. president trump assembled a mob, assembled a mob and lit the flame of this attack. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. pat cipollone threatened to resign. i kind of took it up to whining to be honest with y
revealed. right now, the nation s focus returns to the u.s. capitol as we await the most comprehensive account yet of crimes committed against the united states on this sacred ground. welcome to cnn special coverage of attack on democracy here on cnn. i m jake tapper, about an hour away from the rare prime time presentation on this committee and let s be clear, what will happen in the hearing room tonight is not just about the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th, specifically, it is a month s long campaign and conspiracy to undermine democracy in america. it s about a president and those around him desperate to hold on to power at any cost, even if it meant destroying the american experiment. committee aides say we will hear and see interviews conducted with trump insiders for the first time. we expect that to possibly include members of the former president s family, as well as former senior administration and trump campaign officials. the hearing will showcase l
detail. committee chairman bennie thompson made it plain, saying donald trump spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the constitution to march down the capitol and subvert american democracy. he also laid out why insurrectionists should not serve in official positions, highlighting the post civil war change to the federal oath of office. in 1862, when american citizens had taken up arms against this country, congress adopted a new oath to help make sure no person who had supported the rebellion could hold a position of public trust. therefore, congress persons and united states federal government employees were required for the first time to swear an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that oath was put to test on
state officials to find votes that didn t exist. this is someone who tried to interfere with a joint session, even inciting a mob to attack the capitol. if that s not criminal, then then i don t know what it is. reporter: sources say the recommended charges will include conspiracy to defraud the united states and obstruction of an official proceeding. the committee also considering recommending trump be charged with insurrection. donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the constitution to march down the capitol and subvert american democracy. reporter: for months, the committee has been making its case, conducting more than 1,000 interviews and depositions, receiving more than 140,000 documents. several of trump s closest advisors, most senior staff, and even his family cooperating. the committee arguing that despite being told by his own team that the 2020 election was
deadly attack on the u.s. capitol was no spontaneous riot but the culmination of a months-long attempte coup with one man to blame. you re going to stand up. donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy, and ultimately donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the constitution to march down the capitol and subvert american democracy. reporter: and tonight former president trump responding after the committee played new video from depositions by his attorney general and other advisers, saying the told him he had lost i made it clear i did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff which i told the president was bull [ bleep ]. he can t live in a world where the incumbent administration stays in power based on its view unsupported by specific evidence that the election that there was fraud in the election. reporter: barr s