For much of 2021 and 2022, as a member of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack, I spent hours virtually attending testimony, and even more hours in person, from witnesses. I worked alongside dedicated colleagues from both parties and dozens of effective investigators, many of whom were former prosecutors. The committee's mission was to provide a factual account to the American people about what happened on Jan. 6 and what led up to that attempt to upend our republic. Most of those who testified were members of former President Donald Trump's team. We uncovered a mountain of evidence that identified him as the center of a wide-ranging, multifaceted criminal effort to keep power despite a free and fair election that he had lost.
In 2022, our select committee faced an ever-ticking clock as the 117th congressional session came to a close. At the time, I knew what we were doing was important, but until recently, I didn't understand the true gravity of our work in terms of holding the former president legally accountable.
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