{"id":462118,"date":"2022-06-13T16:49:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-2020-election-claims-focus-of-second-jan-6-hearing\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T16:49:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:49:39","slug":"trump-2020-election-claims-focus-of-second-jan-6-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-2020-election-claims-focus-of-second-jan-6-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump 2020 election claims focus of second Jan. 6 hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db80b34374\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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the panel. <\/p>\n<p>However, about an hour before the hearing was scheduled to begin, the committee announced that Stepien was unable to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear due to a family emergency and his attorney would give a statement on his behalf. <\/p>\n<p>Stepien had been expected to face questions about discussions between Trump and his top campaign lieutenants regarding the election results. <\/p>\n<p>The committee has alleged that Trump allies pushed the voter fraud narrative despite knowing full well that their candidate had lost the election fairly.<\/p>\n<p>Stepien currently serves as an adviser to Harriet Hageman \u2013 the Trump-endorsed Republican seeking to oust committee vice chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in a primary later this year. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-005.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Donald Trump.\" class=\"wp-image-22633545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-005.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Trump 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien had been expected to headline the witness list but was unable to appear due to a family emergency.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-011.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hundreds of Trump supporters protest election results.\" class=\"wp-image-22633542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-011.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-011.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-011.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered near the Capitol Building for the Stop the Steal Rally in Atlanta.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jason Armond\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The panel will also hear from former Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> digital politics editor Chris Stirewalt about his decision to call Arizona for Joe Biden during the cable network\u2019s election night coverage \u2014 a decision that enraged<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/fox-news-election-night-arizona\/2020\/11\/04\/194f9968-1e71-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html\"> Trump and his campaign team.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second group of witnesses will include GOP election lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg, former Georgia US Attorney BJay Pak, and former Philadelphia Republican City Commissioner Al Schmidt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All three are expected to face questions about Trump\u2019s plan to challenge the election results, with Pak detailing pressure that the former president placed on him and other Georgia officials to overturn the state\u2019s voting totals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-002.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Capitol Hill police gather inside the hearing room before the House select committee.\" class=\"wp-image-22633564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Capitol Hill police gather inside the hearing room before the Jan. 6 House select committee holds its second public hearing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Andrew Harnik\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-008.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol police ride past the U.S. Capitol.\" class=\"wp-image-22633585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/capitol-select-008.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>GOP election lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg, former Georgia US Attorney BJay Pak, and former Philadelphia Republican City Commissioner Al Schmidt will testify on Monday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Joshua Roberts\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monday\u2019s hearing follows Thursday\u2019s primetime spectacle that was broadcast on a dozen channels and was watched by more than 20 million Americans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s third hearing in the sequence has been scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly lambasted the hearings and committee\u2019s investigation, declaring it a \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one sided Witch Hunt is a disgrace to America,\u201d the former president posted to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/108469836187668644\">his social media website Truth Social on Monday.<\/a> \u201cShould never have been allowed to happen!\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the 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