Jan. 6 Committee Takes Aim at Trump, Alleging a ‘Coup’ Carried out With Proud Boys, Oath Keepers

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, listens to witness testimony at a public hearing on June 9, 2022. YouTube/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The Jan. 6 select committee launched a full-frontal assault on former President Donald J. Trump and his “riotous mob” of supporters on June 9, claiming Trump orchestrated the violence at the Capitol in early 2021 as part of a “coup” to remain in power and nullify the 2020 election results.

The two top officials on the nine-member panel described Trump as so unstable after Jan. 6 that staff openly discussed the possibility of him being removed from office using the 25th Amendment.