(Portland) United States President Joe Biden on Saturday called “damning” the latest testimony and filmed evidence presented by lawmakers investigating the 2021 Capitol assault, which includes a video where the leaders of the House of Representatives are calling for help.
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Mr Biden, speaking on a surprise visit to an ice cream parlor in the state of Oregon where he is involved in Democrat Tina Kotek’s gubernatorial campaign, called it “pretty overwhelming » the file presented by the members of the commission of inquiry.
“I think the testimony and the video are really overwhelming. And I’m doing my best not to comment and see what happens. But it’s… I think it’s overwhelming,” the US president told reporters.
“But if I say more about it, you’re going to ask me — quite rightly — if I’m trying to influence the Attorney General. This is not the case. I haven’t spoken to him at all. »
On Thursday, the House Investigative Committee on the Capitol Storming, which includes seven Democrats and two Republicans, released video showing congressional officials desperately calling for help during the intrusion.
In what was to be the committee’s final hearing before the crucial November midterm elections in the United States, lawmakers released never-before-seen footage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others standing in a secure place.
The commission also concluded its hearing by subpoenaing former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Capitol storming.
The decision emerged as a dramatic epilogue to a hearing that was itself gripping, as the commission presented new evidence that Donald Trump planned to claim victory in the 2020 presidential election regardless of the results.
The ex-president had a ‘premeditated plan’ and formulated months before the vote to claim he had won on election night regardless of the vote count, Zoe told the hearing Lofgren, a member of the commission, citing evidence gathered by the commission.