At Jan. 6 hearing, GOP state election officials detail emotional pushback to Trump's pressure
The committee said he was directly involved in the 'fake electors" scheme.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol held another hearing Tuesday on the pressure campaign it says former President Donald Trump and allies put on state election officials as part of a larger "seven-part scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Here is how the hearing unfolded:
- Schiff calls Trump's action 'unpatriotic' but punts to DOJ on whether criminal
- Mother-daughter election duo describe impact of 'hateful' attacks
- Former elections worker describes moment she learned about threats against her
- Committee plays audio of Trump's call to Raffensperger to 'find' votes
- Audio of Trump pressuring Georgia official aired in hearing
What to expect at Tuesday's hearing
The committee's afternoon hearing will focus on what it says was then-President Donald Trump's "unprecedented" effort to push key state officials to reject the election results and his central role in the plot to create "fake" slates of electors to overturn Joe Biden's victory.
Trump "drove a pressure campaign bases on lies" about the election, an aide told reporters on a briefing call Monday, and was "warned that his actions risked inciting violence" but "did it anyway."
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will lead the 1 p.m. ET hearing that the aide said will reveal new information obtained by the committee detailing Trump's involvement and feature live witness testimony from Arizona and Georgia officials.