Chairwoman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., of the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol uprising on January 6 testified before the House Rules Committee in December.
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Chairwoman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., of the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol uprising on January 6 testified before the House Rules Committee in December.
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The House committee looking into the attack on the Capitol in January last year is investigating a scheme in which the Secretary of Defense would have seized voting machines in battleground states, Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said. D-Miss., January 6, said. Facing the nation on Sunday.
“If you’re using the military to potentially seize voting machines … the public needs to know,” Thompson speak.
Politico report Friday that an executive order was drawn up in December 2020 citing conspiracy theories about election fraud and foreign ownership of Dominion voting machines.
The order, complete with a dotted line ready for Trump’s signature, would direct the Secretary of Defense to “seize, collect, retain, and analyze all electronically stored machinery, equipment, and information.” and documents necessary for retention” under a relevant law for the preservation of election records.
The draft order provides seven days for the Secretary of Defense to provide an initial review, and 60 days for a final review, to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It then dictates that the assessment and supporting information be disseminated throughout the Executive Branch.
In his comment on Sunday, Thompson backed up that report.
“We have information that between the Department of Justice, a plan has been put in place to potentially seize voting machines in the country and use Department of Defense assets to make that happen,” he said. speak.
The committee had conversations about the draft order with former Attorney General Bill Barr and various Department of Defense officials, Thompson said.
Thompson said the committee also learned of plans to appoint a new attorney general, who would then tell certain states that the election was rigged and direct them not to produce certified documents.
The committee’s job, Thompson said, “is to get to the facts and circumstances of how far they’ve come” in implementing that plan. The committee plans to hold a series of public hearings “that show the use of federal property, the Justice Department, the Department of Defense, and other agencies to actually prevent a valid election of a president.” system,” he said.
Last week, the committee moved its investigation to Trump’s inner circle by asking Ivanka Trump voluntarily cooperate and Phone records are required for Trump’s son, Eric Trump, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is engaged to Donald Trump Jr.
