The Jan. 6 Hearing Will Show That Trump S Campaign Of Pressure On Pence Contributed Directly To The Capitol Attack The Commission Said.

The commission plans to move away from the theory that Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman, said Pence had the power to overturn the election results through Trump’s weekly campaign that led to the uprising. The hearing, aides said, will include new material on what Pence did on Jan. 6, including where he is. Much of Thursday’s presentation will be made by Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, and a committee adviser will also ask questions during Thursday’s hearing. The committee, according to committee assistants, once again plans to combine live witness testimony with committee video testimony. On Tuesday, the commission teased a video of Trump’s former White House attorney, Eric Hersman, saying he had told Eastman on Jan. 7 that he should “get a great lawyer to defend the crime.” Greg Jacob, who served as Pence’s adviser when he was vice president, and J.P. Retired judge and informal Pence adviser Michael Lutig will testify before the commission on Thursday. While Pence’s former chief of staff, Marc Short, did not testify on Thursday, his aides said his deposition was expected to be filed. Speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday, Short said he had spoken to the intelligence services the day before the attack on the US Capitol. “I spoke with Tim on the 5th,” Short told Pence, chief intelligence officer, of Pence’s details. “At that point it became clear that the disagreements that had been discussed and the staff were going to become much more public, and I think with thousands of people coming down to Washington hoping for a different outcome, I just thought it was important to be notified. but I did not have any specific information. “I did not know that the Capitol would be attacked as it was.” The New York Times reported that Short warned the Secret Service that Trump was going to turn to Pence and that there could be a threat to the vice president’s safety. Asked if Pence thought Trump’s campaign of public pressure against him was in jeopardy, Short said: “I think the vice president felt safe with the Secret Service around him. I don’t think any of us ever envisioned what would happen in January 6. “ “I think the money is finally coming to an end with the president,” Short told Blitzer about Trump. “He has a responsibility to listen to advice or to reject advice, but I also believe that there were people around the President who I think served him very badly and I think they gave very bad advice.” This story has been updated with additional developments on Wednesday.