Rep Liz Cheney (R-WY) reviewed the committee hearing on Jan.6 and said it focused on Donald Trump’s “tireless efforts” to pressure Mike Pence to reject the vote count showing Joe Biden as the winner. .
Cheney hinted that a hearing scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. ET would determine whether Trump’s pressure violated federal law.
“As the federal judge pointed out, this probably violates two federal criminal statutes,” Cheney said. “President Trump had no concrete basis for what he was doing and he was told it was illegal. However, President Trump, along with a lawyer named John Eastman and others, conspired to overturn the January 6 election result.
Cheney then posted a clip of the testimony of one of Trump’s White House attorneys, Eric Hershman. After the attack on Capitol Hill, Hershman said he told Eastman: “From now on I want to hear only two words from you: ‘Orderly transition.’
“I told him, ‘I don’t want to hear harsh words coming out of your mouth no matter what happens, except for an orderly transition.’ Repeat these words “.
Hershman said Eastman did it.
I told him: it’s okay, Juan. Now I’ll give you the best free legal advice you’ve ever gotten – find a great criminal defense attorney. You’ll need it, “Hershman testified. Some of Hershman’s testimony was also delivered at the end of Monday’s hearing.
The hearing was adjourned to Wednesday, at which point committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) said employees were given more time to prepare.
According to Nielsen, last week’s prime-time audience attracted an estimated 20 million viewers. The full view is not yet available for Monday morning broadcast, which aired on broadcast and cable networks. According to preliminary data from Nielsen and published by Fox News, about 10 million views on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NewsNation and Newsmax. Numbers do not include NBC News.
The message from the vice president @RepLizCheney Thursday hearing. pic.twitter.com/SsnOOEnyVq
– January 6 Committee (@ January6thCmte) June 14, 2022
Source: Deadline
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