Donald Trump accused of provoking an "attempted coup" at the US Capitol

MADRID, 10 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of the select committee of the United States House of Representatives that investigates the assault on the capitol on January 6, 2021, Bennie Thompson, has assured this Thursday that the incident was "the culmination of an attempted coup" by of former US President Donald Trump.

"What they have witnessed is what a coordinated and planned effort would look like," Thompson said after filmmaker Nick Quested showed the committee a recording of a meeting between the leaders of two violent groups that led the insurrection, The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, NBC has reported.

The hearing, which was the first of six, featured never-before-seen video footage and witness testimony as lawmakers tried to explain what they call a "coordinated effort" by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the polls. 2020 presidential election.

Among those attending the committee, the Republican representative from the state of Wyoming, Liz Cheney, -expelled from the Republican leadership for challenging Trump and since then the face of internal opposition to the former president- has argued that Trump opened "multiple fronts" to remain in power "through illicit actions".

"All Americans should be aware of this fact: On the morning of January 6, President Trump intended to remain President of the United States despite the legal outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power," Cheney declared, according to 'The Hill'.

On the other hand, some of Trump's allies, such as former Attorney General Bill Barr, former campaign adviser Steve Bannon, or even his daughter Ivanka Trump, have admitted in several videos broadcast in the US Congress that there was no fraud in the elections. of 2020.

"I made it clear that I did not agree with the idea of ​​saying that the election was stolen and publishing these things that I told the president were bullshit," Barr testified.

"I told him (Donald Trump) that it was crazy and that they were wasting their time on it and that he was doing great damage to the country," he added.

For her part, Ivanka Trump has agreed with Barr, after admitting that the former attorney general's statement has changed her perspective.