Donald Trump yesterday issued a 12-page statement to counter the evidence presented by the House select committee investigating the assault on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
Teasing the possibility of him returning for the 2024 presidential elections, Mr Trump said the probe was “an attempt to stop a man that is leading in every poll, against both Republicans and Democrats by wide margins, from running again for the presidency.”
“The Democrats know that I would correct all of this, and they are doing everything in their power to stop me – but we can’t be stopped,” he continued. “We have to Save America.”
The Committee reconvened for its second hearing on Monday, with a focus on how Mr Trump and his lieutenants spread the so-called “big lie” in the months leading up to the insurrection.
While scheduled to start at 10am ET, the hearing was delayed after Mr Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Bill Stepien, dropped out of testifying at the last minute citing a family emergency — his wife had gone into labour.
