Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I yield back.
>> As you know, this is the
final meeting of our committee.
Over the last year and a half,
we have presented evidence in 10
public hearings, testimony from
our brave law enforcement
officers, senior white house and
campaign officials, and many
others.
Today, we are prepared to share
our findings with you.
Before we do so, it is important
to remember what we have learned
and, critically, exactly what
happened at the United States
capitol on January 6.
Without objection, I include in
the record a video presentation
of some of the key evidence our
investigation has uncovered.
>> [Excited crowd sounds]
>> There were officers on the
ground.
They were bleeding.
They were throwing up.
I saw friends with blood all
over their faces.
I was slipping in people's
blood.
>> As I was swarmed by a violent
mob, they ripped off my badge
and grabbed and stripped me of
my radio.
They seized ammunition that was
secured to my body.
They began to beat me with their
fists and with what felt like
hard metal objects.
>> The key thing to do is to
claim victory.
You are wrong, [bleep] You.
>> Right out of the box on
election night, the president
claimed there was major fraud
underway.
This happened as far as I could
tell before there was any
potential evidence.
>> I did not think what was
happening was honest or
professional at that point in
time.
>> Generally discussed on that
topic was whether the fraud,
abuse, or irregularities, if
aggregated and read most
favorably to the campaign,
without the outcome
determinative -- would that be
outcome determinative.
I think the consensus among
staff was not sufficient to be
outcome determinative.
>> I told him that when the
legal processes were run, if
fraud had not been established,
it had affected the outcome of
the election, I believed what
had to be done was to concede
the outcome.
>> What were the chances of
president trump winning the
election?
>> After that point?
>> Yes.
>> None.
>> So, what are we going to do?
I only need 11,000 votes.
Fellas, I need 11,000 votes.
Give me a break.
>> Numbers are the numbers.
Numbers do not lie.
We have many allegations.
We invested every single one --
we investigated every single one
of them.
>> The statement that they did
not have a lot of evidence but a
lot of theories.
>> That was Mr. Giuliani.
My recollection is he said we
have lots of theories, we just
don't have the evidence.
>> You are asking me to do
something that has never been
done in history, the history of
the United States, and I'm going
to put my state through that
without sufficient proof?
>> There is a tape
in the day of them
surreptitiously passing around
USB ports as if they are vials
of heroin or cocaine.
>> We just watched Mr. Giuliani
accuse you and your mother of
passing some sort of USB drive
to each other.
What was your mom actually
handing you on that video?
>> A ginger mint.
>> Do you know how it feels to
have the president of the united
States target you?
The president of the united
States is supposed to represent
every American.
Not to target one.
>> I made it clear I did not
agree with the idea of saying
the election was stolen and
putting out this stuff, which I
told the president was bullshit.
>> He wanted to talk about how
he thought the election had been
stolen or was corrupt and that
there was widespread fraud.
I told him our reviews had not
shown that to be the case.
>> I said something to the
effect of we have done dozens of
investigations, hundreds of
interviews, the major
allegations are not supported by
the evidence.
>> My first thought was, this is
a terrible idea.
>> You ultimately told us you
described the meeting the
Georgia letter that was proposed
as a murder suicide pact.
Do you remember using the term
"Murder-suicide pact"?
>> Yes.
>> Was at your impression the
vice president directly conveyed
his position on these issues to
the president, not just to the
world, but directly to president
trump?
>> Many times.
>> My view is the vice president
did not have the legal authority
to do anything.
>> I said, hold on, I want to
understand what you are saying.
You are saying you believe the
vice president acting as
president of the senate can be
the sole decision-maker, under
your theory, as to who becomes
the next president of the united
States?
And, he said, yes.
I said, are you out of your
mind?
>> The president, all the
attention was on what Mike would
or would not do.
>> There was a telephone
conversation between the
president and vice president?
>> Yes.
>> The conversation was pretty
heated.
>> I apologize for being
impolite, but do you remember
what she said when her father
called?
>> It was clear it was
escalating quickly.
So then, when the mice pen
ce tweet was sent out, I
remember a saying that was the
last thing that needed to be
tweed at that moment.
It felt like he was pouring
gasoline on it.
>> The crowd five feet below.
>> They are on the second floor
moving in now.
You may want to consider getting
out and leaving now.
>> Members of the detail were
starting to fear for their own
lives.
There were calls to say goodbye
to family members, so on and so
forth.
>> Approximately 40 feet, that
is all there was, 40 feet
between the vice president and
the mob.
>> Donald Trump and his allies
and supporters are a clear and
present danger to American
democracy.
>> We got derogatory information
suggesting some very violent
individuals were organizing to
come to D.C.
>> As Mr. Giuliani and I were
walking to his vehicles that
evening, he looked at me and
said something to the effect of,
are you excited for the sixth?
It is going to be a great day.
I remember looking at him
saying, Rudy, could you explain
what is happening on the sixth?
He responded something to the
effect of, we are going to the
capitol.
It is going to be great.
The president is going to be
there.
He is going to look powerful.
>> He personally asked for us to
come to D.C. That day.
I thought, for everything he has
done for us, if this is the only
thing he is going to ask of me,
I will do it.
>> Well, basically, the
president got everybody riled
up, told everybody to head on
down, so we basically were just
following what he said.
>> Within 15 minutes of leaving
the stage, president trump knew
that the capitol was under
attack.
>> Are you aware of any phone
call by the president of the
United States to the secretary
of defense that day?
>> Not that I am aware of, no.
>> Are you aware of any phone
call by the president to the
attorney general that day?
>> No.
>> Are you aware of any phone
call to the president to
security that day?
>> I am not aware of that, no.
>> Did you hear the president
ask for that?
>> No.
>> Did you hear the president
asked for a law enforcement
response?
>> No.
>> You got an assault going on
at the capitol of the united
States of America.
Nothing, no-call, zero?
>> I remember pat saying
something to the effect of we
need to do something more.
They are literally calling for
the vice president to be hung.
Mark responded something to the
effect of, you heard him, pat,
he thinks Mike deserves it.
He does not think they are doing
anything wrong.
>> You understand did not want
people to leave the capital.
>> On the staff?
I cannot think of anybody on
that day who did not want people
to get out of the capitol,
particularly when the violence
started.
No.
I mean, --
>> What about the president?
>> Yeah.
>> Well, she said the staff.
>> No, I said in the white
house.
>> I am sorry.
I apologize.
I thought you said, who else on
the staff?
Yeah.
I can't reveal communications.
Obviously, I think -- yeah.
>> He said, good, John, now and
when you give you the best free
legal advice you are getting in
your life, get a great criminal
defense lawyer, you are going to
need it.
>> Do you believe in the
peaceful transition of power in
the United States of America?
[Angry crowd noises]
>> Another officer unconscious.
[Angry crowd noises]
>> Get out!