
But, for Donald Trump, these witnesses and others like them were another roadblock to his attempt to cling to power.
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But, for Donald Trump, these witnesses and others like them were another roadblock to his attempt to cling to power.

Threats to people's livelihood and lives. Threats of violence that Donald Trump knew about and amplified.

Pressuring public servants into betraying their oath was a fundamental part of the playbook.

The American people have not yet heard from Mr. Trump's former White House Counsel, Pat Cipollone.

If the most powerful person in the world can bring the full weight of the Presidency down on an ordinary citizen, who was merely doing her job, with a lie as big and heavy as a mountain, who among us is safe? None of us is. None of us.

President Trump's pressure campaign against State officials existed in all the key battleground States that he lost, but the former President had a particular obsession with Georgia.

When the pressure campaign failed and Mike Pence fulfilled his Constitutional obligation, Donald Trump turned a violent mob loose on him.

When Donald Trump tried to overturn the election results, he focused on just a few States.

They represent the backbone of our democracy at its most important moments: When the citizens cast their votes and when those votes are counted.

The President said, 'Suppose I do this. Suppose I replace him,' Jeff Rosen, 'with him,' Jeff Clark.

We must reject violence. We must embrace our Constitution with the reverence it deserves, take our oath of office and duties as citizens seriously, informed by the knowledge of right and wrong, and armed with no more than the power of our…

The select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol will be in order.

He lost. But he betrayed the trust of American people. The people had voted him out. And the courts upheld the will of the people.

Our democracy came dangerously close to catastrophe.

We are not going to stop what we`re doing to share the information that we`ve gotten so far with the Department of Justice.

I`m from a part of the country where people justify the actions of slavery, the Klu Klux Klan and Lynching and reminded of that dark history, as I hear voices today, try and justify the actions of the insurrectionists on January 6, 2021.

He lost. But he betrayed the trust of American people. The people had voted him out. And the courts upheld the will of the people.