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The televised probe into the mob attack on the Capitol has dropped plenty of bombshells as insider testimonies pull back the curtain on the efforts of former President Donald Trump and his allies to hold onto power after he lost his reelection bid. But at Tuesday's hearing, one of the most compelling witnesses was not a former staffer or official but Stephen Ayers. A staunch believer in Trump, Ayers came to D.C. on Trump's command and stormed the Capitol. After his arrest, he looked at the facts about the 2020 election and realized he was fed and had believed a lie.Polls, studies and surveys w...

The latest hearing from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection fleshed out the links between former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremist groups that were

Strong donald trump's influence was over the people attacking the capitol. here is stephen ayers, one of the nonviolent criminals, who entered the capitol that day, and who pleaded guilty to trespassing in the capital. >> the president issued a 4:17 tweet, i believe, that included a video, telling people to go home. did you see that? and that have any effect on what you did after? >> when we were there, as soon as that come out, everybody started talking about it. and as it seemed like it started to disperse, you know, some of the crowd, obviously, once we got back to the hotel room, we were s...

Washington on january six. then, also in the end, finally, when finally forced to do this, when he set out that wheat, telling them they should leave, what's, let's listen to what stephen ayers says about how that tweet landed on the people, illegally inside the capitol? >> we know that you illegally entered the capitol that afternoon, and then, left the capital area later on. what made you decide to leave? >> basically, when president trump put his tweet out, we literally left right after that come out. you know, to me, if you would have done that earlier in the day, 1:30, you know, we wouldn...

>> alex you've done some sort of reporting on vigilante groups. how do they go with you both in this point with intelligence officials that it was notable and important to the plan that these different right-wing groups were working together. >> it was very notable and, there's a lot of factual's in that world. i spoke with a 3% security force which is enough shoot of the 3% militia, they're very territorial these guys. [laughs] [noise] >> worth dying for? >> and so the fact that they are coming together, they're commuting says something about the importance of the mission. but i think it's wo...