Day two of the Capitol riot investigation’s public hearings in the House concluded on Monday after lawmakers and witnesses resurfaced a barrage of wild conspiracies spread by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
The clear focus of Monday’s session was the months-long effort waged by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and other allies of the former president to spread baseless rumours, ginned-up conspiracies and half-baked nonsense regarding various shenanigans that supposedly happened to all of the votes Mr Trump would need to overcome his deficit to Joe Biden in key swing states. The truly shocking number of conspiracies floated by Mr Trump’s legal team, from briefcases stuffed full of votes to international plots to stop Donald Trump’s re-election, was on full display — as were the tireless efforts of both state and federal officials to swat them down.
