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Live coverage: Jan. 6 committee refers Trump for 4 criminal violations
BY THE HILL STAFF - 12/19/22 2:20 PM ET
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol held its final public meeting on Monday and made unprecedented criminal referrals against former President Trump.
The panel has heard from more than 1,000 witnesses, gone over millions of pages of documents and held nine public hearings as part of its year-plus investigation into what happened when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results and what led to that day.
The committee spent more than a year making the case that Trump was squarely at the center of efforts to overturn the election and was ultimately responsible for the deadly riot.
On Monday, the nine lawmakers voted unanimously to recommend the Justice Department file criminal charges against Trump and others, following a presentation of its findings.
Where to watch: The meeting has ended. Read below for a recounting of the hearing from The Hill reporters.
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02:24 PM
December 19, 2022
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Committee concludes final business meeting
The panel has gaveled out of Monday's meeting, the committee's final public meeting in its months-long investigation.
The meeting lasted for 69 minutes.
—Zach Schonfeld
02:21 PM
December 19, 2022
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Committee approves final report
The committee has unanimously adopted their final report as they wrapped up Monday's business meeting.
— Zach Schonfeld
02:19 PM
December 19, 2022
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Raskin says other statutes 'potentially relevant'
After unveiling four criminal referrals for former President Trump, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) suggested prosecutors may want to consider other statutes as well in their investigation of Trump.
“These are not the only statutes that are potentially relevant to President Trump's conduct,” Raskin said.
— Zach Schonfeld
02:13 PM
December 19, 2022
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Panel unveils criminal referrals of Trump
The committee just unveiled a number of criminal referrals targeting former President Trump for his actions related to the Capitol riot.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who led the subcommittee, walked the public through the statues and evidence backing up the claim. Statutes include Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Conspiracy to Defraud the United States; Conspiracy to Make a False Statement; and “Incite,” “Assist” or “Aid or Comfort” an Insurrection
“We propose to the committee advancing referrals where the gravity of the specific offense, the severity of its actual harm, and the centrality of the offender to the overall design of the unlawful scheme to overthrow the election compel us to speak,” Raskin said. “Ours is not a system of justice where foot soldiers go to jail and the masterminds and ringleaders get a free pass.”
Read more about the referral here.
-Mychael Schnell
02:09 PM
December 19, 2022
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Luria details Trump's 187-minute 'dereliction of duty'
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) in her opening statement detailed the 187 minutes between the start of the Jan. 6 riot and Trump’s eventual attempt to diffuse tensions by sharing a video message to rioters.
Trump “watched it on television” as the mob descended on the Capitol, Luria said, flouting pleas from advisers and even his own children.
Luria said the president “actively disregarded his constitutional obligation to take care that the laws are faithfully executed” with his inaction.
“President Trump lit the flame. He poured gasoline on the fire and sat by in the White House dining room hours watching the fire burn. And today, still continues to fan those flames. That is his extreme dereliction of duty,” Luria said.
— Julia Mueller
02:08 PM
December 19, 2022
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Kellyanne Conway details conversation with Trump on Jan. 7
The committee played testimony of former Trump White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway indicating she spoke with Trump on the day following the Capitol attack.
“I don't think it was very long, I just said that was just a terrible day, I'm working on a long statement. I said it's crazy,” Conway said.
Conway said Trump responded, “No, these people are upset, they're very upset.”
— Zach Schonfeld
02:03 PM
December 19, 2022
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Murphy: Trump ‘galvanized domestic violent extremists’
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) said in her opening statement that former President Trump “galvanized domestic violent extremists” with a Tweet urging people to come to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
He then ignored advice from White House aides to beseeched him to tell his supporters to be peaceful that day.
And, “despite having knowledge of threats of violence,” Trump gave an “incendiary speech” on Jan. 6 repeating his claims the 2020 election had been stolen, Murphy said.
As she delivered her statement, Murphy displayed text messages between Trump aides and played clips of testimony.
01:57 PM
December 19, 2022
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Kinzinger says Trump waged 'pressure campaign' against DOJ
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) outlined former President Trump's “pressure campaign” against the Department of Justice as he tried to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election.
“It's of the utmost importance that our Department of Justice operates as a fair and neutral body that enforces our federal laws without fear and without favor,” Kinzinger said.
“It is this critical function that President Trump sought to corrupt as he sought to use the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute purported election fraud and to help him convince the public that the election was stolen,” he said.
Kinzinger also detailed Trump's efforts to install former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark as the acting attorney general after William Barr's resignation from the office.
— Julia Mueller
01:56 PM
December 19, 2022
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Kinzinger: White House counsel called Clark letter 'murder-suicide pact'
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said former President Trump’s White House counsel called a letter drafted by a Justice Department official a “murder-suicide pact.”
Kinzinger in his opening statement described the document as he railed against Trump’s consideration of appointing Jeffrey Clark, who drafted the letter in support of Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud, as attorney general.
“Mr. Clark pleaded his case and offered to send the letter that he had drafted,” Kinzinger said. “The White House counsel called the Clark letter ‘a murder-suicide pact.’”
—Zach Schonfeld
01:55 PM
December 19, 2022
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Aguilar spells out threats to Pence
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) in his opening statement detailed the scope of Trump's “multipart plan,” noting it “touches nearly ever component of our federal system” and extended to Vice President Mike Pence.
Aguilar spelled out how Trump adopted a theory by John Eastman to reject electors and pressured Pence to do so, as well. On the morning of Jan. 6, Trump called Pence, and “repeatedly berated Mr. Pence by cursing and leveling threats” because Pence saw the Eastman plan as unlawful. In video testimony, White House staffer Nick Luna said Trump called Pence “a wimp.”
01:46 PM
December 19, 2022
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Witness offered potential employment prior to testimony, Lofgren says
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said an individual linked to former President Trump offered a witness potential employment in advance of the witness's testimony.
Lofgren said a witness was also told by a Trump-linked lawyer she could pretend to not recall facts when she actually did recall them.
“Mr. Trump raised hundreds of millions of dollars with false representations made to his online donors,” Lofgren said. “The proceeds from his fundraising, we have learned, have been used in ways that we believe are concerning.”
—Zach Schonfeld
01:46 PM
December 19, 2022
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Schiff lays out Trump’s efforts to overturn state results
“President Trump engaged in an unprecedented effort to obstruct the joint session on January 6 The proceeding where his electoral loss would be certified by Congress,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in his opening statement.
He said Trump and his officials repeatedly “pressured state officials” to try to overturn the election in several states. Calls to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperber, including a threat of criminal prosecution, were highlighted.
Schiff said Trump then “oversaw an effort to obtain and transmit false Electoral College ballots to Congress and the National Archives.” He said these documents were received by “multiple officers of the federal government.”
01:44 PM
December 19, 2022
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Hope Hicks, other officials and advisers warned Trump about election fraud claims
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced a clip of former White House aide Hope Hicks as evidence of some in former President Trump's orbit who challenged his false claims of election fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
“I was becoming increasingly concerned that we were damaging- we were damaging his legacy,” Hicks said of the election fraud claims in an interview with the Jan. 6 panel.
In response, Trump “said something along the lines of, 'Nobody will care about my legacy if I lose, so that won't matter. The only thing that matters is winning,'” Hicks said in the interview.
— Julia Mueller
01:44 PM
December 19, 2022
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