Donald Trump and his advisors knew that he had in fact lost the election.

But despite this, President Trump engaged in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information,

to convince huge portions of the U.S. population that fraud had stolen the election from him.

According to the Department of Justice,

on January 6th, 2021, the defendants directed, mobilized, and led members of the crowd

onto the Capitol grounds and into the Capitol. As you will see in our hearings, the White

House was receiving specific reports in the days leading up to January 6th,

including during President Trump's ellipse rally, indicating that elements in the crowd were

preparing for violence at the Capitol. Over multiple months, Donald Trump oversaw and coordinated,

a sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the presidential

election and prevent the transfer of presidential power.

In our hearings, you will see evidence of each element of this plan.

That's the January 6th committee vice chair, Liz Cheney, laying out the case against

Donald Trump

in the first hearing into the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee presented new evidence

and graphic new video last night. We learned that as Trump watched on his plan unfold on television,

it was Vice President Mike Pence, who essentially acted as president,

making calls to rush federal help to the scene. There's also new information on Trump's

staggering reaction to threats against his vice president's life, and how a Republican congressman

who assisted in the election scheme

allegedly knew his actions were illegal. And this was only day one. Good morning. And welcome to

Morning Joe. It is Friday, June 10th. Quite a night last night. Yeah, quite a night. Really,

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