The second in a series of public hearings on the events surrounding the Capitol riot took place hours after Donald Trump released a statement repeating false election fraud claims.
In it, Trump claimed that the Democrats were trying to distract from issues like inflation and the baby formula shortage by presenting evidence from the attack.
They want to change the narrative of a failing nation. They hope that the hearings will change their fortunes.
During Monday's hearing, which featured testimony from his former aides who said they told him repeatedly that his election fraud claims were bogus and that he didn't have the numbers needed to win on election night, Trump didn't mention what was actually presented.
According to Bill Stepien, Trump decided to follow the advice of Rudy Giuliani, who they said appeared to be intoxicated when he urged the former president to declare victory.
The daytime hearing, which was carried live by the major networks including Fox News, featured more testimony from former Attorney General William Barr, who told the panel that Trump appeared to lose touch with reality following his election loss to Biden.
It was possible to talk sense to the president before the election. He didn't seem to be paying attention after the election.
Barr believed he had become detached from reality. There wasn't much interest in what the facts were.
Trump made no mention of Barr in his statement.
It was, however, rife with Trumpisms and dozens of footnotes, many of which were attributed to a film called "2,000 Mules."
During Monday's hearing, Barr said he had seen no evidence to support the idea that the election was stolen.
The January 6 hearings are an attempt to stop a man that is leading in every poll against both Republicans and Democrats from running again for the Presidency according to Trump.
Trump appeared to be referring to himself, even though he wasn't leading in every poll.
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