Tuesday's 1 p.m. ET hearing will look at the role of extremist organizations on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — and the groups' possible connection to former President Donald Trump.
Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone told the committee that he was"vehemently opposed" to the potential appointment of Sidney Powell as special counsel to oversee seizing voting machines and potential criminal charges as part of a plan to overturn the results of the election.
Dozens of lawsuits had failed to find evidence of voter fraud widespread enough to affect the outcome by the time the Electoral College formally cast its votes in favor of Biden on Dec. 14, 2020. The following day, Republican Mitch McConnell, then the Senate majority leader, congratulated Biden as the president-elect and announced that"the Electoral College has spoken."
The next hearing will focus on Trump's behavior during the violence of Jan. 6, according to Cheney. That hearing, per committee aides, is expected to be scheduled for next week. Cheney recapped the argument that Trump was shown evidence that the election was not stolen and debunking voter fraud conspiracies.
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