Jan. 6 takeaways: From Trump’s lies to the ‘unimaginable’:
The House Jan. 6 committee has released its final report on the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Inside the 2021 Capitol Attack and Its AftermathThe 814-page report outlines Trump's failed bid to overturn the 2020 election and offers 11 key recommendations for safeguarding democracy.
Key FactsDec 23, 2022 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The final report details Trump’s prolonged efforts to reverse the 2020 presidential election outcome.
- The January 6 Capitol attack was incited by Trump’s rally and his call to ‘fight like hell.’
- Between November 2020 and January 2021, Trump’s team made over 200 attempts to pressure state officials to overturn election results.
- The committee proposes 11 measures including reforming the Electoral Count Act and prosecuting Trump for aiding an insurrection.
The President of the United States inciting a mob to march on the Capitol and impede the work of Congress is not a scenario our intelligence and law enforcement communities envisioned for this country.— Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the Jan. 6 Committee, in the foreword to the report.
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