Jan 6 updates: Garland says he’s watching hearings as pressure mounts to charge Trump – as it happened
by Chris Stein in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#60A0X)
- DoJ faces pressure to bring charges against Donald Trump
- Panel wraps up after hearing testimony on Capitol attack
- Inebriated Giuliani urged Trump to claim win, panel hears
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It looks like William Barr, Trump's final attorney general during the time of the 2020 election, will be playing a major role in the today's hearing.
The committee last Thursday aired video in which he said he thought Trump's claims of election fraud were bullshit," and committee members say he will reappear today to elaborate on his views.
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