'A plot against democracy': J6 Committee members explain why more hearings on Trump's election threat are needed
2 years, 5 months ago

'A plot against democracy': J6 Committee members explain why more hearings on Trump's election threat are needed

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the attempt to overthrow the election held its eighth hearing Thursday evening, in what some have described as a kind of "season finale, not a series finale." RELATED: Josh Hawley captured on film running for his life after fist pump for Jan. 6 rioters Rep. Elaine Luria, who was the lead on the hearings Thursday with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, told Raw Story that it's clear others coming forward have seen how courageous the witnesses are as they've come forward because "they believe it's the right thing to do" and "they care about our country." "There is a lot more to do because there has been a plot against democracy, not just on the Jan. 6 session of Congress, but we saw it take place at the state level, we saw attacks on voters' rights, we've seen it in efforts to overthrow the decisions of election boards and now we see the effort to impose political decisions of election boards, so there's a lot going on," Raskin explained. "The president still wants Wisconsin to say that the election is not over and he's looking for a way to reopen it," Raskin continued. The committee could subpoena them or their phone records, but Raskin said he wasn't certain if the committee was willing to take those steps because it "poses difficult questions about bicameralism."

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