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WATCH: Trump lawyer knew theory for Pence to overturn election was false, Cheney says - PBS NewsHour
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., focused on legal memos written by John Eastman, Trump’s campaign lawyer, who laid out the “non-sensible” theory that Vice President Mike Pence could overturn the election results.
In one memo, Eastman presented several scenarios, Cheney said, that showed how the vice president could “just declare Donald Trump the winner regardless of the vote totals that had already been certified by the states.” This involved rejecting slates of electors.
“This was false, and Dr. Eastman knew it was false. In other words, it was a lie,” she added.
The hearing June 9 was the first of several planned by the Jan. 6 committee in the coming weeks. In the year since its creation, the committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day. Aired on 6/16/2022.