Top aides repeatedly told Trump fraud claims were baseless, Jan 6 panel hears

William Barr said ex-president’s allegations were ‘bullshit’ while several advisers told him not to declare victory on election night

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection on Monday scrutinized the conspiracy theories that led a group of Donald Trump’s supporters to attack the US Capitol and produced damning testimony for the former US president.

Over the course of the two-hour hearing, committee members meticulously documented how several of Trump’s senior advisers urged him not to declare victory on election night, as votes were still being counted.

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Wed Jun 15 , 2022
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