Running down some of the key players from Texas in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation hearings, from Cassidy Hutchinson and Sidney Powell and Louie Gohmert.
Texas politicians and lawyers have frequently appeared during the seven previous House committee hearings investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Several Texans have emerged as key players or mentioned for their roles in spreading false claims of voter fraud.Sidney Powell: Suggested seizing voting machines Trump’s former White House counsel, where he called seizing voting machines a “terrible idea.” He also said he was “vehemently opposed” to Powell being appointed as special counsel to oversee investigations of voter fraud.Powell over her attempts to contest the 2020 election results, accusing her of professional misconduct over making false statements to the court and knowingly offering false evidence. The sanction could range from reprimand to disbarment.
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