The committee played dramatic video from the day of the attack, showing police officers and rioters clashing in a violent and sometimes bloody fracas.
U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022. WASHINGTON — Here are the key takeaways fromcame from U.S. Capitol Police office Caroline Edwards, who sustained brain damage during the attack as rioters pushed a bike rack on top of her head, knocking her unconscious.
Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., gives her opening remarks as Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., left, looks on. from the day of the attack, showing police officers and rioters clashing in a violent and sometimes bloody fracas as the Capitol was quickly breached following an address by Trump. Although similar footage has been aired, the point of the new video seemed to be to reinforce that this was no small tussle but a major effort to stop the certification of an election.
Once the violence had started, Cheney said, Trump started speaking approvingly of rioters talking about hanging Vice President Mike Pence. As the violence continued for hour after hour and Republican leaders were begging him to intervene, Cheney said the former president never called a single person nor issued any order to protect the Capitol.
FILE - Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. from Trump and his allies that the committee investigation is a “witch hunt” and the hearing’s “political theater” by previewing evidence that addresses specific elements of the insurrection, especially that Trump knew he lost the election.
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