January 6 hearing Day 4 is live. And a Trump smoking gun in Georgia takes center stage.
Tuesday's January 6 hearing Day 4 is now live. Watch as the committee spotlights a Trump smoking gun in Georgia tied to a 2021 call to Brad Raffensperger.
As the House Jan. 6 committee continues to present its compelling case against former President Donald Trump, we believe that conclusive proof of his illegal effort to steal the presidential election is hiding in plain sight. It is the tape of Trump’s Jan. 2, 2021, call urging Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to just “find 11,780 votes.” The tape should provide a simple case for criminal prosecutors to bring against Trump after the hearings.
And with Raffensperger scheduled to testify before the committee Tuesday, that simple case will take center stage.
Trump has so far enjoyed near-impunity. He has gotten away with abuse after abuse.
Trump has so far enjoyed near-impunity. He has gotten away with abuse after abuse. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance spent years building a case against Trump for alleged financial crimes that at least one of his prosecutors believed constituted proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" — only to have a new DA abandon it. As president, Trump violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause but dodged multiple civil cases. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report presented evidence of multiple instances of obstruction of justice, but he did not charge Trump because of Justice Department rules protecting sitting presidents. The House of Representatives impeached him twice, but the Senate failed to convict both times.
A case centered on the Georgia phone call, however, provides an antidote to that astonishing record. It is never easy to prosecute a president or a former president, but this prosecution is far and away the best option at this moment. And it should be pursued quickly — no matter what else emerges about the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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