The committee began its series of hearings by presenting the context of its public affair against former President Trump, which the committee claims was at the center of an illegal plan to retain power that led directly to the violent uprising. Thursday’s hearing included raw footage from the Capitol uprising, excerpts from recorded interviews with former Trump officials and the personal testimony of a documentary and one of more than 150 police officers injured during the attack. “It simply came to our notice then. “I could not believe my eyes,” Capitol Officer Caroline Edwards testified. “There were officers on the ground. They were bleeding. They vomited. They had, I mean, I saw friends with blood all over their faces. I was slipping in people’s blood. I caught people as they fell. It was a massacre. It was chaos. I can not, I can not even describe what I saw. “I never in my wildest dreams thought that as a police officer, as a law enforcement officer, I would find myself in the middle of a battle.” Filmmaker Nick Quested told the committee about what he had seen after members of the extremist group Proud Boys on January 6. Video footage of the day of the uprising and the meeting between the Proud Boys and another far-right group, the Oath Keepers, was also released during the hearing. Quested will appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday along with Jan. 6 committee member Dim. Elain Luria (D-Va.). Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) And Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Also members of the panel, will appear on ABC’s “This Week” and CNN’s “State of the Union,” respectively. The Jan. 6 committee shared comments from members of Trump’s inner circle who said they rejected the former president’s repeated false allegations that his election fraud cost him a second presidential victory in 2020, most notably Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. who served as his own senior adviser. Former Attorney General Bill Barr, for example, told the commission he had told Trump that allegations that the election had been stolen were “absolutely baseless,” insisting that Trump’s ongoing campaign “did great, great injustice to the country.” ” These excerpts from recorded testimonies from people close to Trump were included in a lengthy inaugural statement by the committee’s vice president, Dim. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). “Every American should be aware of this fact: On the morning of January 6, President Trump’s intention was to remain President of the United States despite the legal outcome of the 2020 election and in breach of his constitutional obligation to resign. power, “Cheney said. he said. She took some time to warn her fellow Republican lawmakers, who continued to support Trump after the Capitol attack. “Tonight I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the defenseless: One day Donald Trump will leave, but your dishonesty will remain,” Cheney said. Cheney is one of two Republican members of the Jan. 6 nine-member panel. The other, spokesman Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Will also appear on Sunday this week’s episode of CBS “Face the Nation.” Below is the full list of guests scheduled to appear on this week’s Sunday talk shows: ABC “This Week” – Adam Schiff (D-Calif.); Governor Ned Lamont (D-Conn.); Mark Oliva, Public Relations Director for the National Shooting Foundation. NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Representative Elaine Luria (D-Va.); director Nick Quested. CBS’s “Face the Nation” – Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.); Jill Peterson and James Densley, co-founders of The Violence Project. Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Financial Officer at Allianz. Gas prices pose a major problem for Biden Protesters vow to fight for arms reform as needed to rally DC CNN “State of the Union” – Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) And Chris Jacobs (RN.Y.); Former Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.); former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. “Fox News Sunday” – Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.); Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) “Sunday Morning Services” on Fox News Channel – Reverend Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Lt. Col. Oliver North, Author of “Tragic Consequences”; Adam Laxalt, Nevada Senate nominee
