Former President Trump attacked the work of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at a rally supporting several candidates in Arizona on Friday.
Trump held a rally in Prescott Valley to support his endorsed candidate for governor, Kari Lake, and his endorsed candidate for Senate, Blake Masters. During his speech, he said he was watching the committee’s most recent hearing on Thursday, which focused on Trump’s actions as the riot took place at the Capitol building, and called it a “hoax.”
Trump also denied testimony that Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, gave to the committee last month.
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Trump criticized members of the committee, specifically Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), as well.
He said what the “corrupt establishment” is doing to him is about preserving their power. He claimed his opponents will damage him in any way they can.
Trump also attacked Arizona state House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R), who testified at a Jan. 6 committee hearing last month. Bowers testified that Trump and his former attorney Rudy Giuliani pressured him to overturn President Biden’s victory in Arizona, but Bowers refused and rejected Trump’s false claims of voter fraud.
Bowers is currently running for a seat in the Arizona state Senate, and Trump has endorsed his opponent state Sen. David Farnsworth (R).
Trump said Bowers is a “RINO coward,” meaning Republican in name only. He said Bowers “disgraced” the state of Arizona and “did nothing” on election integrity.
Trump said if he renounced his views, agreed to stay silent and said he would not run for any future political office, “the persecution of Donald Trump would immediately stop.” But he said he cannot do that.
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