January 6th Committee Focuses On Donald Trump’s Refusal Act To Quell Mob; Liz Cheney Says More Hearings Planned As “The Dam Has Begun To Break”

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The January 6th Committee promised another hearing of new revelations about what Donald Trump was doing for the 187 minutes it took him to urge the mob that stormed the Capitol to go home, as members sought to characterize the then-president as derelict in his duty.“He refused to defend our nation and our Constitution,” said Rep.

Liz Cheney (R-WY), the committee’s vice chair. “He refused to do what every president must.”The committee’s latest hearing was scheduled in primetime, building anticipation that this will akin to a season finale, with plans to reconvene in September.

A reason: More new information is coming in.“Doors have opened, more subpoenas have been issued and the damn has begun to break,” Cheney said.Reporters were expecting the committee to lay out a case that Trump did little to try to stop the storming of the Capitol — as he called those engaged in the siege as “great patriots.” Rep.

Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), a committee member, released a video earlier on Thursday featuring snippets of Trump aides, in their video depositions, recalled that Trump was watching TV in a West Wing dining room as the violence unfolded.Rep.