Thursday, June 16, 2022

Jan 6th 3rd hearing: Trump pressured Pence to overturn election, says committee

America's democracy "came dangerously close to catastrophe" during the attack on the US Capitol on January 6th last year, according to the Congressional committee investigating the issurection. 


In the third of a series of hearings, lawmakers on Thursday also highlighted what they said was Donald Trump's "relentless effort to pressure" then Vice-President Mike Pence to refuse to count the Electoral College votes and instead declare Mr Trump the winner of the 2020 election, as his supporters stormed the halls of Congress.  


Benji Hyer's been following that latest hearing for us.


IN: 17 months after 

OUT: SOC

DUR: 1:05 mins WRAP


http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0616hearing-bh-generic.mp3 


BACK ANNO: 'Donald Trump insists the insurrection investigation is "a pitiful last-ditch effort to deceive the American public.'"