January 6 hearings (13 October 2022) (nonfiction)

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January 6 hearing: 13 October 2022.

Notes

Introduction

Donald Trump

How do we know this?

Documents and testimony

Almost entirely from Republicans

  • Trump aides
  • State level Republicans
  • Trump appointees
  • Trump staff
  • His own family
  • White House counsel

Step back

Look at evidence in broader context

Trump state of mind, motivation, intent

What did he know, what was he told

Personal and substantial role in multi-part plan to overthrow the election

Formal committee business meeting

Vote further investigate action.

Cheney opening statements

Much has happened

Possible criminal referrals

Establish justice

Propose reforms to prevent Jan 6 happening again

Trump's multi plan, we demonstrated in detail

Today new evidence, and synthesis

Central cause: Donald Trump

Personally and substantially involved in all of it

How another Jan 6 could happen again

  1. Trump pre-meditated plan before election day
  2. Sought to find those who would help him

Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren speaking

Trump pre-meditated plan

VP staff concerned

Took steps Pence not echo false victory

Marc Short, Greg Jacob

Marc Short (nonfiction)

Greg Jacob (nonfiction)

Tom Fitton

Tom Fitton (nonfiction)

Tom Parscale =

Tom Parscale said Trump said in July he would declare victory no matter what

Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon (nonfiction)

Roger Stone

Roger Stone (nonfiction)

Lying to Congress and other crimes

Long time advisor to Trump

Pardoned Dec 23 2020

Footage of Stone from Danish filmmaker

"We won, you're wrong, fuck you."

Stone invoked 5th - repeatedly

Spoke with Trump on Dec 27, advised Trump about "to ensure Donald Trump continues as our President"

Willard Hotel Jan 5 & 6

Trump asked Meadows to speak with Stone and Flynn

Stone: Oath Keepers, Proud Boys

Seditious conspiracy: violent force against the US, oppose the lawful authroity

Joshua James - Alabama Oath Keepers, Stone security - assaulted police officer

Kelly and Connie Meggs - Florida Oath Keepers - stack attack - Stone security

Enrique Tarrio - Proud Boys, charged multiple - video, phone records - "We did that" - visited the White House Dec. 12 -

Posted video posted Jan 6, created before attack

Stone personal security

Kinzinger

Knew he losts

Front-line troop withdrawals - order November 11 would have required immediate withdrawal

Keith Kellogg - Nat Security advisor to Vice President

General Milley

Douglas Macgregor - if the President wants this done he's go to write the write the order

Milley: odd, not standard, potentially dangerous ... not wise

"... if I ever saw something like that ... immediate departure would have been catastrophic "

Trump signed the order

Trump was hearing no fraud which would affect the outcome

Nervous Guy - Meadows testimony

Cassidy Hutchinson (nonfiction)

William Barr (nonfiction)

Testimony Guy

Gene Scalia (nonfiction) - met Trump, advised "what had to be done was concede the outcome"

Kinzinger: ignore the rule of law

In the News

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