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WASHINGTON -- The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol heard testimony Tuesday that relentless pressure by President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election provoked threats to the "backbone of our democracy"-- election workers and local officials who fended off the defeated president's demands despite personal risks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from...
Insisted he would method violate his oath of office. >> for me to do that because somebody just asked me to is foreign to my very being. i will not do it. >> some of the most emotional testimony came from a former georgia election worker and her mother who have been harassed and threatened after the former president and miss allies accused them of committing election fraud. >> affected my life in a major way. every way. all because of lies. >> the president of the united states is supposed to represent every american. not to target one. but he targeted me, lady ruby. >> with us now to talk abo...
I gained about 60 pounds. i just don't do much of anything anymore. >> there's former i feel safe. nowhere. do you know how it feels to have the president of the united states target you? the president of the united states is supposed to represent every american, not to target one. but he targeted me, lady ruby, a small business owner, a mother, a proud american citizen, who stands up to help fulton county run an election in the middle of the pandemic. >> miss moss, i understand that people once showed up at your grandmother's house. tell us about that experience.
Get involved because these pressure schemes don't make it worth it. when lady ruby said i was targeted, it is difficult to say what it means, when someone has followers and they target you, you get home showing up to your house and intimidating you. ordinary people, good people aren't going to want to be involved in our political process which depends on the will of good people if they are going to be subjected to that type of treatment and the justice system won't do anything about it. the long-term consequences are based on us and whether we choose to do the right thing. >> thank you all for...