House Jan. 6 committee is having conversations with Justice Department
Committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said the conversations so far have been tied to the phony elector scheme.
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Committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said the conversations so far have been tied to the phony elector scheme.
The incumbent is facing Republican Herschel Walker in November.
The committee highlighted a tweet Trump sent on Dec. 19, 2020, which he sent after a meeting that Raskin said became so heated, there were "challenges to physically fight."
Cheney said Trump tried to call this person, who did not pick up and did not respond. Instead, they alerted their lawyer. The lawyer alerted the committee, and Cheney said they have turned the matter over to the Justice Department.
The committee has not yet announced a focus, or if there will be any witnesses.
John F. Wood will need to collect 10,000 signatures by Aug. 1 to get on the ballot.
Eight states went to the polls Tuesday.
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that Trump said about the crowd at the Ellipse "something to the effect of, 'I don't effing care that they have weapons.'"
The hearing will be held at 1 p.m. ET. The committee said it will "present recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony."
Her campaign immediately responded that it was an error and she meant to say "a historic victory for right to life by the Supreme Court."
Installing Clark and the pressure campaign on the Justice Department was "essentially a political coup," committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said in his closing statement at Thursday's hearing.
The hearing presented findings that former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark sought to help Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
"The system held — but barely — and the question remains, will it hold again," committee member Rep. Adam Schiff said.
Some of the witnesses were publicly called out by Trump or his allies.
The committee spent its fourth hearing examining Trump's effort to overturn the results of the election by pressuring state election officials and lawmakers.