Summary of January 6th Committee Ninth Public Hearing

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The January 6th public hearing focused on evidence that President Trump planned to declare the 2020 election as illegitimate before the election took place and attempted to pressure state officials to change election results. Several witnesses testified that Trump was in a unique position to know about widespread election fraud and that his own campaign experts told him there was no evidence to support his claims. Trump's own Capitol Police and National Guard were also involved in preventing him from carrying out his plan.

00:00:00 The January 6th Committee held a public hearing to discuss previously unseen video and audio from the Capitol attack, as well as new information. if you missed any of the previous hearings or would like to watch them again, visit C-SPAN.org/January6. live coverage on C-SPAN2.
00:05:00 The January 6th hearing will focus on small stocks and big money. Live pictures from the Cannon House Office Building show that the hearing is full. The most recent hearing occurred in July and was previously scheduled for September.
00:10:00 This hearing will be broadcast on C-SPAN, and viewers can watch it on their mobile devices with the C-SPAN app.
00:15:00 The committee will continue its work today by releasing deposition material from today's hearing. The testimony and evidence presented so far has been largely from Republicans, which has led to a clear picture of what took place four months ago - namely, that President Donald Trump attempted to overthrow the 2020 election by using a plan led by former President Donald Trump.
00:20:00 Today's hearing will focus on new evidence that implicates President Trump in efforts to obstruct the investigations into Russian election interference. The committee will also take a step back and look at the evidence in a broader context.
00:25:00 Today's hearings focus on evidence that President Trump planned to declare the 2020 election as illegitimate before the election took place and attempted to pressure state officials to change election results. Several witnesses testified that Trump was in a unique position to know about widespread election fraud and that his own campaign experts told him there was no evidence to support his claims. Trump's own Capitol Police and National Guard were also involved in preventing him from carrying out his plan. If a future president is inclined to attempt what Trump did in 2020, they have now learned that America's institutions are not invulnerable to another attack.
00:30:00 The 9th public hearing for the January 6th Committee was about the election fraud allegations against President Trump. Several judges who have been addressing January 6 cases said that the claims of election fraud are not supported by fact, and are not a defense. President Trump admitted that he lost the election, took action consistent with that belief, and there is no defense that Trump was duped or irrational. This breaks the Republic and puts the safety of Americans at risk.
00:35:00 The video discusses how the President's false victory speech was planned in advance, and how it would have violated federal and state law to stop the vote count. The Vice President's staff was concerned about what the President might do on election night, and took steps to ensure that Mr. Pence would not echo a false victory announcement from the President.
00:40:00 Tom Fitton, a prominent critic of the Trump administration, gives a detailed perspective on the president's plan to declare victory in the 2020 election even if he loses, directing Attorney General William Barr to shut down all ballot places.
00:45:00 The committee called Mr. -- to testify, but he refused on the basis of the fifth amendment. In addition, we know from other witness testimony that President Trump asked his Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, to speak to Roger Stone about January 6th preparations that night. Roger Stone had extensive connections to two groups responsible for attacking the capital--the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. Multiple associates of Roger Stone, the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys have been charged with crimes relating to the attack on January 6th. Kelly was the leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers, both he and his wife provided security for Roger Stone and both are charged with leading a military-style attack on the capital. Henriquez was well documented as Roger Stone's connection to the Proud Boys. He along with other Proud Boys has been charged with multiple crimes concerning the attack on January 6th. It appears that President Trump's effort to condense Americans into believing that he had one of the 2020 elections started before the election results even came in was intentional.
00:50:00 The video discusses the events of January 6, 2017, in which then-candidate Donald Trump was aware that he likely lost the election and reportedly told his staff that he lost. Shortly after the election, Trump recognized that he had lost and began to rush to complete unfinished business. One key example is the order to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
00:55:00 The video discusses the January 6th public hearing on the Trump-Pence 2020 re-election campaign and recounts that the order to withdraw from the race was drafted by the president himself and sent to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo via email. The order was signed by the president, and Hussein the signature. The conversation between Dave Meadows and Mike Meadows regarding the campaign was that the administration was favorable to the campaign, but that it was not sufficient to determine an outcome.

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The video discusses the lawsuits filed against President Trump, with the majority of the focus on the case in Michigan where nine attorneys were sanctioned for making federalist allegations. The report issued by election law lawyers confirming the findings of the corpse found in November was also discussed. The interviewer asks the panel if they believe the President should abide by the rule in the courts, with all members of the panel agreeing.

01:00:00 The video discusses the lawsuits filed against President Trump, with the majority of the focus on the case in Michigan where nine attorneys were sanctioned for making federalist allegations, describing the case as a his direct and profound abuse of the judicial process. The report issued by election law lawyers confirming the findings of the corpse found in November was also discussed. The interviewer asks the panel if they believe the President should abide by the rule in the courts, with all members of the panel agreeing.
01:05:00 The video discusses how, even after top law enforcement officials told President Trump his election fraud claims were false, he continued to make them. Eventually, these claims led to investigations being opened into Trump's campaign and business.
01:10:00 The video discusses allegations of voter fraud and corruption in the U.S. electoral system, and how President Trump attempted to manipulate the election results by requesting that officials find fraudulent votes.
01:15:00 The video focuses on President Trump's efforts to pressure state officials to change the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Trump's officials told him there was no evidence to support his claims of fraud, and he relented due to the leadership of the Department of Justice and his White House Counsel. This incident is now the focus of an ongoing criminal investigation in Fulton County, Georgia.
01:20:00 The video discusses the importance of the January 6th Committee Ninth Public Hearing, which was held to discuss the legality of the President's plans to replace Biden electors with Trump electors. Several witnesses testified that President Trump pressured them to carry out this plan, and all of them resisted him. In the end, all of these people stood up to President Trump and prevented him from carrying out his fraudulent plan.
01:25:00 The Committee obtained a text message from a rally organizer on January 4 indicating that President Trump was going to have his "March on the Capitol." The message also predicted violence directed at the Capitol. The Committee reviewed thousands of pages of evidence that indicates President Trump was aware of the risk of violence directed at the Capitol on January 6. Multiple agencies had gathered and analyzed intelligence suggesting the possibility of violence at the Capitol. The Secret Service received an alert on December 24 warning about the possibility of an attack on the Capitol.
01:30:00 The Secret Service received information about a planned march on Washington, D.C., on January 6th, and began preparations for potential violence. The Proud Boys, a far-right group, were among those planning the march, and sources report that they plan to arm themselves and march into the city armed. The source warned authorities of the planned violence, and by January 6th, authorities had estimated that over 25,000 people were outside the rally site. That night, a handgun was located in a tree near the rally site, and law enforcement officials were aware of potential violence. Despite this warning, the rally occurred as planned and resulted in violence, including reports of a Glock pistol being loaded.
01:35:00 On January 6, 2017, a committee held a public hearing to discuss the events that transpired on January 5, when multiple individuals were arrested for carrying firearms and other weapons in D.C. prior to President Trump's speech. The committee is reviewing additional material from the Secret Service and other sources to determine if the agency was aware of the violent rhetoric circulating online in advance of the joint session of Congress.
01:40:00 According to the video, on January 6th, agents received reports of online threats against Vice President Pence, and it was clear that the man at the center of the storm was President Trump. During the meeting that evening, Trump knew that the crowd was angry because he had lied to them about the election being rigged, and he decided to incite the angry mob to march on the capital.
01:45:00 The January 6 Committee is meeting to vote on whether to subpoena former President Donald Trump. Members are expected to return in just under 10 minutes, and no witnesses are testifying in person today. However, every member of the Committee is expected to offer evidence.
01:50:00 The January 6th Committee is holding a public hearing on the attack on the U.S. Capitol. This is live coverage of the proceedings, and we expect things to resume in about four minutes. At present, the Committee has no further hearings scheduled, but there could be more after today. The Committee is expected to produce a final report before the end of the year. You can follow everything on the go at C-SPAN now our free video app. It is free to download.
01:55:00 President Trump knew that the crowd at the rally on January 6th was angry, and he knew that they were likely armed and dangerous. He decided to go to the Capitol in order to disrupt Congress and stay in power, even if it meant physically being there. As the time for the rally approached, email was circulated attaching communication that specifically implicated violence. Trump is giving marching orders to the crowd, and you should be there to advance on the Capitol. Bring your full kits and be prepared for anything.

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The January 6th Committee hears testimony from witnesses about the events of January 6th, including President Trump's involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump is subpoenaed for his testimony, but the Committee's litigation with him continues.

02:00:00 The Committee is reviewing testimony about the President's attentional obstruction on this issue, including testimony about advice given not to tell the Committee about the altercation in the SUV.
02:05:00 On January 6th, the Ninth Public Hearing of the January 6th Committee was held to discuss the allegations that then-President-elect Donald Trump intended to lead a mob to the Capitol. The testimony from security professionals working in the White House complex revealed that they were alarmed when they learned that Trump intended to lead the mob to the Capitol, and that agents were prepared to take him to the Capitol that afternoon if he had decided to go. However, the president decided not to go after receiving advice from his agent that it would be dangerous.
02:10:00 On January 6, 2017, members of the Ninth Public Hearing of the Congressional Select Committee on Intelligence testified about violence at the Capitol. Several witnesses testified that the President was watching the violence unfold on television in the White House Dining Room.
02:15:00 The video discusses the January 6th riot and the leaders' efforts to quell the violence. Members of Congress, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Pence, work together to secure federal law enforcement to the scene. President Trump is not involved in this effort, which frustrates many.
02:20:00 In this video, Chuck Schumer urges President Trump to call off the riots, but Trump does not take action. Congressional leaders recognize that Trump is the only person who can get the mob to end its violent siege of the capital and go home.
02:25:00 In the video, Harrison Butler talks about his conversation with President Trump about the violence happening after the election. He says the President told him "these are your people," but they came through office windows instead of being stopped. He also says the President said "I guess they are more upset about the election than you are" and that he has been clear to the President that he bears responsibility for his words of action. The video ends with Butler saying that the Tweet attacking Vice President Pence was foreseeable and predictable, and that it cannot be justified by anything President Trump might have thought about the election.
02:30:00 The video discusses the aftermath of the 2017 congressional elections, in which President Trump was unexpectedly defeated by his opponent, Hillary Clinton. Trump's subsequent tweets blaming the violence on "professional protesters" and calling for the protesters to "go home" caused many high-ranking officials to resign.
02:35:00 The video discusses the Committee's January 6th public hearing, during which witnesses testified about the riotous violence that took place on that day. One witness, a police officer, asked the Committee to investigate Trump's role in inciting the violence, as he believed that the President was trying to take away the voice of the American people. The Committee has obtained evidence indicating that Trump led an effort to take away American democracy, which resulted in the violence on January 6th. Trump is required to answer for his actions to those who put their lives and bodies on the line to defend it, and to those millions of Americans who were impacted by the riots.
02:40:00 The Committee heard from witnesses about the events of January 6th, including testimony from people who had dealings with President Trump on that day. The Committee also discussed the need for Donald Trump to testify in connection with the attack, and noted that several witnesses had invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to questions about their dealings with Trump. The Committee resolved to issue a subpoena for Trump's testimony.
02:45:00 The Committee holds a public hearing to discuss the status of the investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Witnesses, including Steve Bennett, Mark Meadows, and Peter Navarro, are questioned about their involvement. Mark Meadows comes forward to testify, but the Committee's litigation with him continues. The Committee votes to agree to the resolution, and those in the hearing room remain seated until Capitol Police have escorted members out.