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Trump cancels event, Biden to tell "truth" on Capitol attack anniversary

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 5 Jan 2022 09:14
3 Min Read

The White House previewed Biden's address in which he is set to "speak to the truth of what happened, not the lies that some have spread since."

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    US President Joe Biden at the US Capitol January 2021 (Reuters)

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to commemorate the attack on the US Capitol on its first anniversary on Thursday.

Biden is reportedly set to discuss unfinished business the country needs to do to "strengthen its democracy," as well as honor the law enforcement officials who were at the scene.

White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that the president would "speak to the truth of what happened, not the lies that some have spread since, and the peril it has posed to the rule of law and our system of democratic governance."

The statement comes after the cancellation of Donald Trump's news conference that was scheduled for January 6. 

Several Republicans were concerned that Trump's press briefing would overshadow the solemn day.

The former Republican president blasted the House committee investigating the 6 January insurgency, which is still working on its investigation. The committee issued on Tuesday a letter requesting cooperation from Fox News host Sean Hannity, who messaged Trump and his chief of staff Mark Meadows in the days leading up to the attack.

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Switching to a rally on January 15 instead, Trump stated he would cancel his conference due to "total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media."

Trump and other far-right figures have promoted misleading narratives surrounding the events of the Capital attack: Four were killed on the day, a Capitol officer was killed the next, and four police officers have subsequently committed suicide.

US Federal court rejects Trump's attempt to hide capitol records

Attempts at obstructing the course of investigation by Trump were shot down, as the former President has had his appeal of hiding records related to the January 6 capitol storming rejected. 

Trump attempted to use his executive privilege as a former president to hide the records; however, the US Federal court of appeals decided that the current president could override this privilege and have the documents reviewed by a Congressional panel to investigate Trump supporters' violence on the day.

Powerpoint presentation links Trump, Meadows to Capitol 

According to The Guardian, Mark Meadows, the former chief of White House staff under Donald Trump, has handed a PowerPoint presentation to the investigating committee responsible for the January 6 Capitol storming. 

The contents? An elusive plot detailing ways Donald Trump could declare a national security emergency coup and reclaim power.

Earlier, multiple individuals from President Donald Trump's inner circle received subpoenas to appear before a congressional committee to shed light on what exactly Trump said and did the day the Capitol was stormed.

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